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  <title>CRTC News</title>
  <subtitle>CRTC news releases, media advisories and key speeches</subtitle>
  <updated>2019-09-11T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>CRTC’s Voter Contact Registry to protect voters during 2019 federal election</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/09/crtcs-voter-contact-registry-to-protect-voters-during-2019-fed
eral-election.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Le CRTC a annoncé aujourd’hui que le Registre de communication avec les électeurs accepte maintenant des inscriptions d
ans le cadre de l’élection générale fédérale de 2019. Le registre demeura ouvert pour une durée de 48 heures après l’élection du 21 octobre, 201
9.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-09-12T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/09/crtcs-voter-contact-registry-to-protect-voters-during-
2019-federal-election.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ontario Consumers Home Services and Blue Dream must pay $260,000 in penalties for their telemarketing activities</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/09/ontario-consumers-home-services-and-blue-dream-must-pay-260000
-in-penalties-for-their-telemarketing-activities.html</id>
    <summary type="html">As part of its ongoing efforts to protect Canadians from nuisance calls and faxes, the CRTC today imposed a $194,330 pe
nalty on Ontario Consumers Home Services (also known as Simply Comfort) and a $69,000 penalty on Blue Dream for violating the Unsolicited Teleco
mmunications Rules.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-09-09T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/09/ontario-consumers-home-services-and-blue-dream-must-pa
y-260000-in-penalties-for-their-telemarketing-activities.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC launches review of cellphone financing plans</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/crtc-launches-review-of-cellphone-financing-plans.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Today, the CRTC launched a review of the device financing plans that certain service providers recently introduced or p
lan to offer to their customers.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-08-30T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/crtc-launches-review-of-cellphone-financing-plans.html
"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC promotes competition for broadband Internet services by setting lower wholesale rates</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/crtc-promotes-competition-for-broadband-internet-services-by-s
etting-lower-wholesale-rates.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC today set final wholesale rates that will facilitate greater competition and promote innovative broadband serv
ices and affordable prices for consumers.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-08-15T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/crtc-promotes-competition-for-broadband-internet-servi
ces-by-setting-lower-wholesale-rates.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On the path towards a more accessible Canada with the creation of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies</title>
    <id>https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/news-release-path-towards-more-accessible-canada-creation-council-federal-accessibility</id>
    <summary type="html">Today, the organizations responsible for enforcing the Accessible Canada Act announce the establishment of the Council
of Federal Accessibility Agencies.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng/content/news-release-path-towards-more-accessible-canada-creation-council-federal-accessibility"
/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Prices of communications services trended downwards in 2018</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/prices-of-communications-services-trended-downwards-in-2018.ht
ml</id>
    <summary type="html">Prices for most communications services decreased in 2018, according to the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report pri
cing publication issued today. The national monthly average reported price for wireless, Internet, television and home phone services (combined)
 was 11% lower in 2018 than in 2016.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-08-08T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/prices-of-communications-services-trended-downwards-in
-2018.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC will examine recent 36 month wireless device financing plans</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/crtc-will-examine-recent-36-month-wireless-device-financing-pl
ans.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC today announced that the new 36 month device financing plans in the wireless service marketplace may not be co
mpliant with the Wireless Code since customers may have to pay fees to switch service providers, even after 24 months.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-08-02T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/08/crtc-will-examine-recent-36-month-wireless-device-fina
ncing-plans.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC Internet Code to offer new customer rights to Canadians</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/07/crtc-internet-code-to-offer-new-customer-rights-to-canadians.h
tml</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC today took an important step to better protect Canadians with the publication of a code of conduct for Interne
t service providers (ISPs). The Internet Code will come into effect on January 31, 2020 and will provide Canadians with additional safeguards ag
ainst unexpectedly high bills and help them resolve disputes with their ISP.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-07-31T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/07/crtc-internet-code-to-offer-new-customer-rights-to-can
adians.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Statement by the CRTC’s Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Ian Scott, on the government’s policy direction</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/statement-by-the-crtcs-chairperson-and-chief-executive-officer
-ian-scott-on-the-governments-policy-direction.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Today, we took note of the final text of the government’s policy direction, which requires that the CRTC consider how i
t can promote competition, affordability, consumer interests and innovation in its decisions on telecommunications matters.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-06-18T16:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/statement-by-the-crtcs-chairperson-and-chief-executive
-officer-ian-scott-on-the-governments-policy-direction.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Northwestel agrees to make Internet and mobile wireless improvements to benefit Northerners to rectify non-compliance</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/northwestel-agrees-to-make-internet-and-mobile-wireless-improv
ements-to-benefit-northerners-to-rectify-non-compliance.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC announced today that Northwestel has agreed to spend $5 million in new and unplanned investments to upgrade it
s network infrastructure further to a contravention of the Telecommunications Act. Over a period of seven years, Northwestel failed to obtain th
e CRTC’s approval for the rates it charged for nine telecommunications services. Northwestel brought the non-compliance to the Commission’s atte
ntion.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-06-12T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/northwestel-agrees-to-make-internet-and-mobile-wireles
s-improvements-to-benefit-northerners-to-rectify-non-compliance.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chris Seidl to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/chris-seidl-to-the-standing-committee-on-industry-science-and-
technology.html</id>
    <summary type="html">We appreciate this opportunity to contribute to your Committee’s study of Motion M-208. This study addresses important
areas within the scope of Canada’s telecommunications regulators: Innovation, Science and Economic Development as the spectrum regulator and the
 CRTC. Reliable and accessible digital infrastructure is indispensable to individuals, public institutions and businesses of all sizes in today’
s world – regardless of where Canadians live.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-06-06T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/chris-seidl-to-the-standing-committee-on-industry-scie
nce-and-technology.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ian Scott to the annual conference of the Western Association of Broadcasters</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/ian-scott-to-the-annual-conference-of-the-western-association-
of-broadcasters.html</id>
    <summary type="html">I want to bring you up to speed on some of the key activities that we at the CRTC have underway, and those that will so
on be before us. Before I do, I will take you back to about this time last year when we released our Harnessing Change report.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-06-06T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/ian-scott-to-the-annual-conference-of-the-western-asso
ciation-of-broadcasters.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC launches the Broadband Fund to improve Internet and mobile wireless access</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/crtc-launches-the-broadband-fund-to-improve-internet-and-mobil
e-wireless-access.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC today launched its first call for applications for the Broadband Fund. The CRTC is accepting applications for
projects in the Canadian territories and satellite-dependent communities, where there is a great need for improved broadband Internet and mobile
 wireless services. The Broadband Fund will provide up to $750 million over five years to support projects in underserved areas.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-06-03T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/crtc-launches-the-broadband-fund-to-improve-internet-a
nd-mobile-wireless-access.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ian Scott to the Canadian Telecom Summit “Fostering Choice, Innovation and Better Prices for Canadians”</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/ian-scott-to-the-canadian-telecom-summit-fostering-choice-inno
vation-and-better-prices-for-canadians.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Since I’ve been on the job, I have spoken about the work that my fellow Commissioners and I have done with regard to re
gulating in the public interest. That work, by the way, is very much in keeping with the theme of your conference: the notion of creating a foun
dation for innovation. It’s our role to collect and help articulate the wishes of Canadians in the marketplace. We build on that foundation—thos
e ideas and opinions—to design our policies. These in turn foster healthy market dynamics with the goal of providing all Canadians, in all regio
ns of the country, with choice, innovative services and affordable options.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-06-03T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/06/ian-scott-to-the-canadian-telecom-summit-fostering-cho
ice-innovation-and-better-prices-for-canadians.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Improved access for Canadians to multilingual, multi-ethnic television news and information from a Canadian perspective</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/improved-access-for-canadians-to-multilingual-multi-ethnic-tel
evision-news-and-information-from-a-canadian-perspective.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC today granted Rogers Media a licence to operate a national, multilingual and multi-ethnic television service i
n 20 languages. This follows a competitive process in which the Commission determined that Rogers best met the criteria set out in its call for
applications. Beginning on September 1, 2020, Canada’s third-language communities will have improved access to news and programming relevant to
them.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-05-23T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/improved-access-for-canadians-to-multilingual-multi-et
hnic-television-news-and-information-from-a-canadian-perspective.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC seeks the participation of Canadians to test home broadband Internet speeds</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/crtc-seeks-the-participation-of-canadians-to-test-home-broadba
nd-internet-speeds.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC and participating Internet service providers (ISPs) are seeking participants for the Measuring Broadband Canad
a project, which tests the speeds of home wireline broadband Internet services.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-05-09T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/crtc-seeks-the-participation-of-canadians-to-test-home
-broadband-internet-speeds.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Public alerting tests to be distributed in Canada on May 8, 2019</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/public-alerting-tests-to-be-distributed-in-canada-on-may-8-201
9.html</id>
    <summary type="html">On May 8, during Emergency Preparedness Week, provincial emergency management organizations will conduct public alertin
g tests in Canada. As such, test alerts should appear on every updated and compatible mobile device connected to a LTE (long-term evolution) wir
eless network in participating provinces and territories. The test alerts will be simultaneously distributed on radio and television.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-05-03T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/public-alerting-tests-to-be-distributed-in-canada-on-m
ay-8-2019.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Scott Hutton to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/scott-hutton-to-the-standing-committee-on-canadian-heritage.ht
ml</id>
    <summary type="html">We are pleased to support the Committee’s important work on shaping the future of Canada’s media industries. As Committ
ee members appreciate, the CRTC is an independent tribunal that monitors and oversees the communications industry in pursuit of the policy objec
tives set out in the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act, among others.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-05-02T15:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/scott-hutton-to-the-standing-committee-on-canadian-her
itage.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dr. Caroline Simard at the 2019 Canadian Women in Communications and Technology Awards</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/09/dr-caroline-simard-at-the-2019-canadian-women-in-communication
s-and-technology-awards.html</id>
    <summary type="html">It was important for me to be here with you this evening. Women in Communications and Technology, and this gala, makes
a significant contribution to closing gender gaps and reaching parity in the Canadian communications industry. We can all applaud our fellow col
leagues whose great achievements contribute, each of them, and in their own way, to reach parity.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-05-01T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/09/dr-caroline-simard-at-the-2019-canadian-women-in-commu
nications-and-technology-awards.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chris Seidl to the annual conference of the BC Broadband Association</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/chris-seidl-to-the-annual-conference-of-the-bc-broadband-assoc
iation.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Today, the CRTC authorized Leclerc Communication’s application to acquire radio stations CHOI-FM in Quebec City and CKL
X-FM in Montreal.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-05-01T20:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/05/chris-seidl-to-the-annual-conference-of-the-bc-broadba
nd-association.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The CRTC authorizes a major change to Quebec’s radio broadcasting landscape</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/the-crtc-authorizes-a-major-change-to-quebecs-radio-broadcasti
ng-landscape.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Today, the CRTC authorized Leclerc Communication’s application to acquire radio stations CHOI-FM in Quebec City and CKL
X-FM in Montreal.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-30T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/the-crtc-authorizes-a-major-change-to-quebecs-radio-br
oadcasting-landscape.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Spamming Canadians results in $100,000 penalty for nCrowd’s Corporate Director</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/spamming-canadians-results-in-100000-penalty-for-ncrowds-corpo
rate-director.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC today imposed a $100,000 penalty on Mr. Brian Conley for violations of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) c
ommitted by nCrowd. This is the first time an individual is held liable under CASL for violations committed by a corporation.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-23T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/spamming-canadians-results-in-100000-penalty-for-ncrow
ds-corporate-director.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The CRTC orders TVA Group to comply with its regulations</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/the-crtc-orders-tva-group-to-comply-with-its-regulations.html<
/id>
    <summary type="html">After urgently calling TVA Group to appear at a public hearing to explain its decision to block TVA Sports’ signal for
Bell Canada subscribers, the CRTC imposed a mandatory order requiring TVA Group to comply with its regulations.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-18T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/the-crtc-orders-tva-group-to-comply-with-its-regulatio
ns.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Opening remarks at the public hearing on the apparent non-compliance of TVA Group inc. in the dispute with Bell Canada with respect t
o section 15(1) of the Discretionary Services Regulations</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/opening-remarks-at-the-public-hearing-on-the-apparent-non-comp
liance-of-tva-group-inc-in-the-dispute-with-bell-canada-with-respect-to-section-151-o.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Over the normal course of business, broadcasters and television service providers engage in commercial negotiations to
set wholesale rates for the discretionary television channels that are offered to Canadians. The Commission stands ready to assist parties when
they are unable to conclude an agreement on their own. Our dispute resolution services are designed to ensure that negotiations are conducted fa
irly and in good faith.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-17T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/opening-remarks-at-the-public-hearing-on-the-apparent-
non-compliance-of-tva-group-inc-in-the-dispute-with-bell-canada-with-respect-to-section-151-o.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Statement by the CRTC Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer on the passing of André Bureau</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/statement-by-the-crtc-chairperson-and-chief-executive-officer-
on-the-passing-of-andre-bureau.html</id>
    <summary type="html">“We are saddened by the passing of André Bureau, who served as CRTC Chairperson from 1983 to 1989.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/statement-by-the-crtc-chairperson-and-chief-executive-
officer-on-the-passing-of-andre-bureau.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Christianne Laizner to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/christianne-laizner-to-the-standing-senate-committee-on-social
-affairs-science-and-technology.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The CRTC believes that a person’s ability to participate meaningfully in society is directly linked to their ability to
 access communications services. During the last three decades, the CRTC has adopted a series of regulatory policies to ensure that all Canadian
s can access communications services. We have updated these policies as new technologies and resources became available.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-10T20:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/christianne-laizner-to-the-standing-senate-committee-o
n-social-affairs-science-and-technology.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chris Seidl to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/chris-seidl-to-the-standing-senate-committee-on-banking-trade-
and-commerce.html</id>
    <summary type="html">We welcome this opportunity to bring the CRTC’s perspective to your important study of open banking for Canadian financ
ial services consumers. While the Commission comes at this issue from a telecommunications perspective, not the banking sector, there is a clear
 link between them in today’s world of digital commerce.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-04-04T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/04/chris-seidl-to-the-standing-senate-committee-on-bankin
g-trade-and-commerce.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC and RCMP National Division Execute Warrants in Malware Investigation</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/03/crtc-and-rcmp-national-division-execute-warrants-in-malware-in
vestigation.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Yesterday, the CRTC and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Division each executed a warrant at a residen
ce located in the Greater Toronto Area. The operation is part of an international coordinated effort with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCM
P), the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/03/crtc-and-rcmp-national-division-execute-warrants-in-ma
lware-investigation.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chris Seidl to the Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Wireless Internet Providers (CanWISP)</title>

    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/03/chris-seidl-to-the-conference-and-annual-general-meeting-of-th
e-canadian-association-of-wireless-internet-providers-canwisp.html</id>
    <summary type="html">I recently returned from the Mobile World Congress, which provided an excellent glimpse into the future of global commu
nications. A future that, in large part, will be wireless. The communications environment is rapidly evolving to support 5G technologies, artifi
cial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality. This will lead to applications not only for consumers, but also for the industrial sec
tor and support of smart cities. In the coming years, new innovative services should greatly assist our economy by improving Canada’s productivi
ty and our quality of life.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-03-27T20:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/03/chris-seidl-to-the-conference-and-annual-general-meeti
ng-of-the-canadian-association-of-wireless-internet-providers-canwisp.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Joint Statement on Achieving Gender Parity Following CRTC Women in Production Summit</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/03/joint-statement-on-achieving-gender-parity-following-crtc-wome
n-in-production-summit.html</id>
    <summary type="html">On December 13, 2018, the CRTC, supported by a Steering Committee, brought together the presidents of Canada’s largest
public and private-sector broadcasters to discuss lasting solutions to ensure more women play leading roles in the Canadian film and television
production industry.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-03-08T08:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/03/joint-statement-on-achieving-gender-parity-following-c
rtc-women-in-production-summit.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC launches comprehensive review of mobile wireless services</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/crtc-launches-comprehensive-review-of-mobile-wireless-services
.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today launched a review to examine the state of
the mobile wireless market and whether further action is required to improve choice and affordability for Canadians.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-02-28T16:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/crtc-launches-comprehensive-review-of-mobile-wireless-
services.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC invites Canadians to share their views on the possible creation of a new Internet Code</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/crtc-invites-canadians-to-share-their-views-on-the-possible-cr
eation-of-a-new-internet-code.html</id>
    <summary type="html">Today, the CRTC is inviting Canadians to share their views on its Facebook page between February 21, and March 4, 2019,
 about the possible creation of a mandatory code of conduct for Internet service providers.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-02-21T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/crtc-invites-canadians-to-share-their-views-on-the-pos
sible-creation-of-a-new-internet-code.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CRTC says more can be done to ensure fair treatment of consumers</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/crtc-says-more-can-be-done-to-ensure-fair-treatment-of-consume
rs.html</id>
    <summary type="html">In a report published today, the CRTC found evidence of misleading or aggressive sales practices by certain telecommuni
cations services providers and concluded that more needs to be done to protect consumers. The CRTC’s report is an important step in empowering c
onsumers and promoting their fair treatment.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-02-20T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/crtc-says-more-can-be-done-to-ensure-fair-treatment-of
-consumers.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Opening remarks at the public hearing for new radio broadcasting licences in Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec</title>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/opening-remarks-at-the-public-hearing-for-new-radio-broadcasti
ng-licences-in-montreal-and-quebec-city-quebec.html</id>
    <summary type="html">During this hearing, we will review two applications submitted by Leclerc Communication. The first one is a request for
 authorization to acquire commercial radio stations CHOI-FM of Quebec City and CKLX-FM of Montreal, both owned by RNC Média. The second is a req
uest to amend the CKLX-FM conditions of licence to transition from a predominately spoken word format to a music format. . Without being subject
 to a condition of license to that effect, CKLX-FM currently offers exclusively sports-oriented programming.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-02-20T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/02/opening-remarks-at-the-public-hearing-for-new-radio-br
oadcasting-licences-in-montreal-and-quebec-city-quebec.html"/>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Voter Contact Registry in effect during the federal by-elections in Burnaby South, B.C., Outremont, Que., and York–Simcoe, Ont.</titl
e>
    <id>https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/01/voter-contact-registry-in-effect-during-the-federal-by-electio
ns-in-burnaby-south-bc-outremont-que-and-yorksimcoe-ont.html</id>
    <summary type="html">The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that the Voter Contact Registry
is now accepting registrations for the federal by-elections in the ridings of Burnaby South, B.C., Outremont, Que., and York–Simcoe, Ont. The re
gistry will be open until the federal by-elections on February 25, 2019.</summary>
    <author>
      <name>Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</name>
    </author>
    <updated>2019-01-10T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news/2019/01/voter-contact-registry-in-effect-during-the-federal-by
-elections-in-burnaby-south-bc-outremont-que-and-yorksimcoe-ont.html"/>
  </entry>
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