The CRTC will be hearing major broadcasters’ applications to renew their TV licences this December – some of the Forum’s concerns about this important proceeding are set out in an op-ed in the Hill Times on October 24, 2016. The Forum...
On October 3, 2016 the Forum made 22 recommendations for its submission on the review of the Wireless Code, TNoC CRTC 2016-293.
The Forum intervened with respect to the Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-225 for the renewal of licences of Bell, Rogers, Corus, Shaw, Quebecor, Group V, and Telelatino on August 15, 2016.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC, makes decisions about Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications sector. It consists of up to thirteen Commissioners appointed by the federal Cabinet and who are assisted in their work by more than four...
FRPC intervened on Friday, July 10, 2015 in support of an application by Unifor Local 723 which asks the CRTC to hold a public hearing into Rogers’ decision to cancel all local news at its five ethnic, free over-the-air TV...
In a recent submission the Public Interest Advocacy Centre asked the CRTC to review and vary a telecom decision in which the Commission approved 60% of the total costs for which PIAC had applied. FRPC submitted a comment in...
FRPC submitted comments on 4 May 2015, on the code proposed by the CRTC to govern commercial relations between cable and satellite companies that distribute programming services, and discretionary (i.e., specialty and pay) television services.
Rebooting Canada’s Communications Legislation will take place from Friday, May 22 to Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the University of Ottawa. Keynote speakers include Professor Liora Salter, Anthony S. Manera (former President of the CBC), Christian Tacit and David Colville...
The co-sponsors of Rebooting Canada’s Communications Legislation are pleased to announce the moderators and panellists in the eight sessions of the conference. The detailed schedule is available here; a shorter version is available here.
The CRTC released the fifth step* in its revision of Canada’s television policy yesterday (2015-96; backgrounder), dealing with the distribution of programming services to cable and satellite subscribers. Highlights of 2015-96: – $25 skinny basic that must include local and regional...