The Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications (TRCM) will apparently be hearing its last witnesses on 16 November 2022 – including representatives of the… Read More »The Devil is in Bill C-11-3’s many, many details
On 28 September 2022 the CRTC invited public comment on an application submitted by four cable distribution companies about the rate they are allowed to… Read More »CRTC BNoC 2022-267: application to raise basic cable rates by 12% and for inflation each year
FRPC’s submission to the Senate Transport and Communications Committee concerning Bill C-11 sets out its reasons for supporting its passage — provided changes are made… Read More »FRPC’s comments on Bill C-11, now before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
In response to those who have expressed concerns about Bill C-11 – The Online Streaming Act – federal officials and Members of the government have… Read More »Canadians are being told they can trust the CRTC to implement Bill C-11. Should they?
Many parties have expressed concerns about the ‘exception to the exception’ that both removes from and gives control over user-generated content to the CRTC. Another… Read More »Bill C-11: a broadcasting policy left to the CRTC’s discretion
Canada needs new broadcasting legislation for two key reasons. First, the 1991 Broadcasting Act has failed to ensure implementation of the broadcasting policy for Canada… Read More »Bill C-11: comments by FRPC
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum are pleased to be holding a zoom conference from 9 am ET to 4:30 pm ET… Read More »Bill C-10: The Legal Issues
The Forum submitted its intervention concerning Rogers’ application to acquire Shaw’s broadcasting services on 13 September 2021. Briefly, the Forum opposes approval of this application… Read More »FRPC intervenes in Rogers’ application to acquire Shaw’s broadcasting services
OTTAWA (21 April 2021) – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) today filed a Part… Read More »PIAC and FRPC ask the CRTC to stabilize funding for the Broadcasting Participation Fund
The Forum submitted comments on the CRTC’s latest commercial radio review, the 20th it is has undertaken since 1968. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2020-374… Read More »No map and the compass is broken