by Monica Auer | Oct 24, 2016 | Broadcasting, Television
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 intervened with...
by Monica Auer | Oct 22, 2016 | Telecommunications
On October 3, 2016 the Forum made 22 recommendations for its submission on the review of the Wireless Code, TNoC CRTC 2016-293.
by Monica Auer | Oct 22, 2016 | Broadcasting, Television
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.
by Monica Auer | Mar 8, 2016 | Research
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...
by Monica Auer | Jul 15, 2015 | Research
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 stations, known as the OMNI stations....
by Monica Auer | Jul 1, 2015 | Research
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 support of PIAC on 25 June 2015. We noted...
