Telecom Talk

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Canadian regulator CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has decided to extend the fiber networks of large ISPs (Internet

Television

Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 17, 2024

17, 2024 - A major association of television and radio broadcasters is concerned about a proposed merger between two large satellite service providers. Telecommunications Service Sector. WASHINGTON, Oct. The National Association of Broadcasters, based in Washington D.C.,

Radio

VoIP Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

The commission has proposed mandatory disclosures for AI in political ads on radio and television. It will be interesting to observe how the telecommunications industry adapts to these proposed regulations and what further developments will emerge from public and industry feedback.

Television

VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions – Dictates the contributions that carriers must make to the USF, which supports telecommunications services in underserved and rural areas. The above are only two of the many global regulatory bodies.

Number Portability

Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Next week, when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) releases its latest decision in this ongoing regulatory battle, more ISPs could be forced out. CNOC itself is shrinking. The organization now has only 15 members, down from 31 just three years ago.

Telecoms

VoIP MS

MAY 8, 2024

The Benefits of a VoIP Canada Phone Number VoIP in Canada is regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to ensure quality and reliability. It provides businesses with a robust alternative to traditional phone services. Getting a VoIP Canada phone number is easier than you think.

Phone

Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

c) “Broadband infrastructure” means networks of deployed deleted text begin telecommunications deleted text end equipment and technologies necessary to provide deleted text begin high-speed Internet access and other advanced telecommunications services for deleted text end new text begin broadband to new text end end users. (d)

Telecommunication

NetWork Telecom

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Nortel Network Communications, often simply referred to as Nortel, was a multinational telecommunications and networking communications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. From that time until the 1950’s Northern Electric produced items such as toasters, kettles, cigar lighters, washing machines and radios.

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Broadband Breakfast

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The process for allocating spectrum from the federal government to non-governmental use can include congressional authorization, spectrum identification by an agency such as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and a Federal Communications Commission auction of the allocated spectrum.

Internet

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 22, 2024

The cable industry, which uses some shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum to provide some fixed and mobile broadband, advocated for the advisory group’s second proposal. Government’s support, and give our [Inter-American Telecommunication Commission] neighbors a clear and accurate view of the state of U.S.

Radio

Airtel

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications provider, has just made your streaming dreams come true. The Morning Show : A gripping drama that takes you behind the scenes of a morning news show, exploring power dynamics, #MeToo, and the cutthroat world of television journalism. Attention movie buffs and binge-watchers!

Entertainment

Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Trump administration’s focus will be “doubling down on taxes, tariffs, immigration, national security, deregulation and cost effectiveness,” said Andrew Lipman , a partner at Morgan Lewis specializing in telecommunications and media, during a webinar Wednesday.

Telecoms

Mark Goldberg

APRIL 9, 2025

The Department of Communications oversaw radio, television, and telephone communications in Canada, and supervised the CRTC, under the authority of the Department of Communications Act. The famous CanCon rules that Juneau pioneered secured airtime for domestic artists, launching a golden era of Canadian music and television.

Communication

Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 4, 2025

b) “Broadband” or “broadband service” means any a service providing advanced telecommunications capability and that offers to a person or company high-speed Internet access with transmission speeds that, at a minimum, meet the Federal Communications Commission definition for broadband. (b) Use requirements. (a)

Provisioning

Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 15, 2025

With several high-profile telecommunications mergers in the pipeline , this stance could dramatically reshape the M&A playing field. Before that, he served as an editor-in-chief for the  Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review , worked for PBS, and spent time at several professional and college radio and television stations.

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