Canadian telecom agency considers disconnecting six TSPs for failure to join complaints body *

Canada - April 15 2013
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") has initiated a public show cause proceeding in light of the apparent…

Co-authors: Arlan Gates, Eva Warden.

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Industry Canada announces licensing framework for 700 MHz spectrum auction *

Canada - April 15 2013
On March 7, 2013, Industry Canada announced the release of the final licensing framework for the auction of the 700 MHz spectrum for commercial…

Co-authors: Arlan Gates, Eva Warden.

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Canada’s top court rules that wiretap laws apply to text messages stored by a mobile carrier *

Canada - April 15 2013
On March 27, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "Court") released an important decision allowing an appeal by a Canadian wireless carrier to…

Co-authors: Arlan Gates, Eva Warden.

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Canadian government announces liberalized foreign ownership restrictions in the telecommunications sector and new spectrum auction rules *

Canada - June 14 2012
On 14 March 2012, the Minister of Industry announced that the Canadian government would lift foreign investment restrictions for telecommunications companies that hold less than a 10% share of the total Canadian telecommunications market by revenues.

Co-authors: Tarek Badawy, Arlan Gates.

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Canadian federal government bill C-12 to add "business transaction" exception to privacy legislation *

Canada - May 31 2012
The Canadian federal government is currently considering a series of amendments to Canada's federal privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Co-authors: Tarek Badawy, Arlan Gates.

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