The Forum has a new posting called Innovating the CRTC’s TV licensing process, (22 November 2016), describing the changes that the CRTC has made in… Read More »New research: Innovating the CRTC’s TV licensing process, (22 November 2016)
The Forum filed its replies to the CRTC’s 20 October 2016 interrogatories on the Wireless Code, in Review of the Wireless Code, Telecom Notice of Consultation… Read More »Review of the Wireless Code, Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2016-293 (Ottawa, 28 July 2016), 2016-293-1 (Ottawa, 23 September 2016), 2016-293-2 (Ottawa, 26 October 2016) – Forum response to interrogatories
The CRTC has published a wealth of information about the broadcasting and telecommunications systems in annual reports issued since 2000. You can find these reports… Read More »Data, data, everywhere – but do the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Reports give Parliament the information it needs to evaluate the implementation of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts?
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… Read More »CRTC to begin most crucial renewal hearings in recent history: FRPC op-ed in 24 Oct/16 Hill Times
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,… Read More »The Forum files submission on the renewal of television licences held by large English- and French-language ownership groups
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… Read More »Appointments to the CRTC
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… Read More »FRPC files submissions on OMNI and the basic obligation to serve in telecommunications
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%… Read More »FRPC supports PIAC’s review-and-vary application before CRTC
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… Read More »Comments on the CRTC’s proposed wholesale code