by Monica Auer | Apr 17, 2023 | Research
Six public- and consumer-interest organizations have asked the CRTC to stabilize funding for the Broadcasting Participation Fund-Le fonds de participation à la radiodiffusion that announced on 10 April 2023 the suspension of its activities as of August 2023 due to...
by Monica Auer | Apr 17, 2023 | Research
Six public- and consumer-interest organizations have asked the CRTC to stabilize funding for the Broadcasting Participation Fund-Le fonds de participation à la radiodiffusion that announced on 10 April 2023 the suspension of its activities as of August 2023 due to...
by Monica Auer | Mar 2, 2023 | Research
In January 2022 four of Canada’s major distributors of programming services – Bell Canada, Bragg (aka Eastlink), Cogeco and Sasktel – asked the CRTC for permission to raise the the monthly rate they charge their subscribers by $3/month and by inflation...
by Monica Auer | Feb 9, 2023 | Research
On 2 February 2023 the Senate completed third reading of Bill C-11-3, the Online Streaming Act, and adopted the report of the Senate’s Committee on Transport and Communications (TRCM). The TRCM Committee passed a number of amendments to C-11-3, which the House...
by Monica Auer | Dec 1, 2022 | Research
On 28 November 2022 FRPC intervened in BNoC 2022-267, to oppose a) an application filed in January 2022 by four of Canada’s major distributors, to raise their rates by $3/month and by inflation each year afterwards b) the proposals in BNoC 2022-267 about the...
by Monica Auer | Nov 18, 2022 | Research
During the appearance on 16 November 2022 of the CRTC before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications regarding Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, the Chair was asked about concerns expressed by witnesses, including FRPC, about the CRTC’s...
