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CRTC concludes usage based billing hearing

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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October 12 2011

In July 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) held a public hearing on usage based billing following criticisms of its decision in February 2011 that effectively imposed usage based billing on small internet service providers (ISPs

Draft implementing regulations for Canadian anti-spam legislation issued for public comment

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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September 14 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Industry Canada (IC) have respectively issued draft regulations (the CRTC Regulations and the IC Regulations) that would allow the implementation of Canada's new anti-spam legislation (the Act

Canadian Competition Authority imposes first C$10 million civil penalty for misleading advertising

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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September 6 2011

On 28 June 2011, the Canadian Competition Bureau (CCB) registered a consent agreement with the Canadian Competition Tribunal (CCT) in which one of Canada's largest communications company agreed to pay a civil administrative monetary penalty of C$10 million for misleading advertising in connection with its internet, home phone, wireless and television services

Canadian election yields majority Conservative Government and new Industry Minister

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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August 2 2011

Canada's federal elections on 2 May resulted in a majority government for the country's Conservative Party, which previously led a minority government

CRTC launches fact-finding initiative on OTT programming

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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July 26 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has called for submissions on the impact of over-the-top services on the Canadian broadcasting system

Telecommunications regulator imposes moratorium on exclusivity programming agreements for mobile and broadband rights

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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April 26 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it has imposed a moratorium against a large communications company, prohibiting it from entering into new exclusive programming agreements for mobile and broadband rights to television programming from its conventional and specialty channels

Competition Bureau will not block merger between telecommunications company and broadcaster

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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March 29 2011

After completing its review of the proposed merger between one of Canada's largest telecommunications company and one of the largest national private broadcaster, the Canadian Competition Bureau issued a statement that, at the current time, it does not plan to challenge the transaction by making an application to the Competition Tribunal to prevent closing

Canada passes anti-spam legislation

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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March 9 2011

The Government of Canada has passed landmark anti-spam legislation, known as Bill C-28 (unofficially called the Canada Online Protection Legislation or COPL), which will come into force when a proclamation date is published later this year

CRTCc decision clarifies foreign ownership treatment of dark fiber

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada
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February 28 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released an important decision which clarifies issues relating to foreign ownership restrictions in the telecommunications sector in Canada as they apply to so-called "dark" fiber capacity