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Mobile payments 2012

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
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  • November 16 2012

On October 25, 2012, McCarthy Tétrault’s national Consumer Retail group held a lunchtime client conference on mobile payment systems and digital wallets

OPC issues privacy guidelines for developing mobile apps

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • November 7 2012

The offices of the Privacy Commissioners of Canada, Alberta, and B.C. have jointly issued guidelines on good privacy practices for developing mobile applications

Providing debt financing does not necessarily equal control: “canadian-controlled” under s.16(3)(c) of the Telecommunications Act clarified

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 15 2012

Subsections 16(1) and 16(3) of the Telecommunications Act currently require most telecommunications common carriers operating in Canada to be Canadian-owned and controlled

Non-canadian telecom providers may light leased dark fibre

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 24 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulates telecommunications in Canada and also plays an important role in determining the extent to which foreign-controlled companies can participate in Canadian telecommunications services markets

Contracting mobile application development what you need to know Part I

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 24 2011

Mobile applications or "apps" are increasingly seen as the next must-have element of a company's "virtual storefront," much like the corporate homepage was 15 years ago

Further confirmation of the exclusive jurisdiction of the CRTC

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 12 2011

The recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in MTS Allstream Inc. v. TELUS Communications Company affirmed the exclusive jurisdiction of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to regulate telecommunications services in Canada, including setting the rates and tariffs for such services

Non-Canadian telecom providers may light leased dark fibre

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 10 2010

Industry Canada's review of Canadian telecom foreign investment restrictions has attracted a great deal of interest

Location-based services and privacy law - Part II

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 11 2010

In the last TLQ, we canvassed the technologies (including cellphone, GPS and Wi-Fi) that have unleashed a plethora of location-based services (LBS) that are accessible over the Internet and through a wide range of mobile devices

The Canadian mobile wireless industry is changing: more operators, and rethinking foreign investment restrictions

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 13 2010

The Canadian mobile industry is in the midst of significant change, with new entrants coming on stream, and the rules restricting foreign investment going under the microscope

Tech bills die on the order paper with prorogue of Parliament

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 11 2010

When Parliament was prorogued, a number of technology-related bills died on the order paper