http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS CRTC news release feed en mirabyte Feed Writer Sat, 30 Dec 1899 08:00:00 -0600 Sat, 30 Dec 1899 08:00:00 -0600 Upcoming CRTC Decisions and Regulatory Policies: 22 March to 26 March 2010. The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and regulatory policies in the coming week. This list may not be complete and is subject to change without notice. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/decisions.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/decisions.htm Sat, 20 March 2010 00:15:01 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released statistical and financial summaries for Canada’s conventional television stations. The report provides information on the sector’s profitability, revenues and expenditures for the period of September 1, 2008, to August 31, 2009. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100318.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100318.htm Thurs, 18 March 2010 11:00:00 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released the statistical and financial summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution companies. This sector of the broadcasting industry continued its strong performance as its total revenues grew by $1.1 billion to reach $11.4 billion in 2009. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100318-1.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100318-1.htm Thurs, 18 March 2010 11:00:00 -0600 Upcoming CRTC Decisions and Regulatory Policies: 15 March to 19 March 2010. The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and regulatory policies in the coming week. This list may not be complete and is subject to change without notice. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/decisions.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/decisions.htm Sat, 13 March 2010 00:15:01 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced a new area code to manage the telephone number shortage that will affect the area currently covered by area code 819. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100217.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100217.htm Tue, 17 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0600 Upcoming CRTC Decisions and Regulatory Policies: 15 February to 19 February 2010. The CRTC plans to issue the following decisions and regulatory policies in the coming week. This list may not be complete and is subject to change without notice. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/decisions.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/decisions.htm Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:15:01 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today congratulated the Canadian wireless industry and the public safety community for having improved 911 services over the last year. Emergency responders in most regions of the country are now able to more accurately locate someone using a cellphone to call 911. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100201.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2010/r100201.htm Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0600 Due to site mantenance, the CRTC has changed the location of its RSS feed.  Please update your RSS readers and bookmarks with the following URL: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/rss/news.xml http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/rss/news.xml http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/rss/news.xml Thur, 28 Jan 2010 00:15:01 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today opened an online consultation to receive the comments of Canadians on the future of television. This consultation is part of the public hearing that will begin on December 7, 2009, in Gatineau, Que. The government has requested that the CRTC submit a report following the public hearing. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091130.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091130.htm Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today determined that Globalive Wireless Management (Globalive) does not meet the Canadian ownership requirements set out in the Telecommunications Act. Under the legislation, a telecommunications company is only eligible to operate in Canada if it is not at any time owned and controlled, in law and in fact, by non-Canadians. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091029.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091029.htm Tue, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today introduced a new framework to guide Internet service providers (ISPs) in their use of Internet traffic management practices. The Commission is also requiring ISPs to inform consumers of their practices, which will help them to make more informed decisions about the Internet services they purchase and use. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091021.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091021.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0600 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that effective March 12, 2011, 10-digit local dialing will be required for all local calls in the 705 area code region of northern Ontario. The CRTC also announced that a new area code, 249, would be introduced in this region. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091006.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091006.htm Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0600 At the Government of Canada’s request, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will hold a public hearing on the implications and advisability of implementing a compensation regime for the value of local television signals. The hearing will begin on December 7, 2009, in Gatineau, Que. The CRTC is considering whether local television stations should be allowed to negotiate compensation from cable and satellite companies for their signals. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091002.htm http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2009/r091002.htm Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0600