Telecom
Wireless and internet pricing, carriers and the CRTC.
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Jensen Huang quits Nvidia, instant payments go live, and Microsoft 365 goes dark
The week in Canadian tech: Huang's exit and our pensions, Real-Time Rail's first eight, a two-day Outlook outage, Bill C-22, Xplore, Rogers and Blue J.
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Koodo now lets you pay off a phone over 3 years. Read the fine print first
Koodo Financing powered by Glow spreads a phone over 36 months, but it's a separate loan with interest, a hard credit check and its own bill.
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Halifax's Purple Cow launches cell plans from $40 a month in Atlantic Canada
The internet provider's new mobile service runs on a big carrier's national 5G network, with plans from $40 for 10 GB to $60 for 100 GB and no intro pricing.
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Rogers' rivals take its Monday Night Hockey exclusive to the CRTC. Here's how to watch for now
Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel say making Monday games a Sportsnet+ exclusive breaks a Rogers-Shaw merger condition. What it costs to watch in the meantime.
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Nvidia may oust Jensen Huang, Rogers' hockey fight hits the CRTC, and Koodo's 3-year loans
Nvidia's board reportedly moves on its CEO, rivals take Rogers to the CRTC over Monday hockey, TSMC backs Anthropic and OpenAI, and more.
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Rogers is raising Shaw internet prices by $7 a month in February
A billing notice says Shaw internet customers will pay $7 more a month from Feb. 18, 2027. Discounts and fixed-term plans are protected until they end.
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Xplore is in creditor protection. What it means for rural customers and its fibre builds
The rural internet provider says service, rates and support won't change. The open question is which of its subsidized fibre projects get reworked.
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Xplore files for creditor protection, Canada signs a Paris AI pledge, and Sony kills Fairgames
Rural ISP Xplore enters CCAA, Ottawa joins an AI safety declaration, Montreal's Fairgames is cancelled, plus patches to install and Pixel Tag in Canada.
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Apple faces a B.C. class action, Ottawa's $25B fund gets a CEO, and GTA 6 preloads
A B.C. court lets a search-ad class action against Apple proceed, the Canada Strong Fund gets a CEO, Brampton's plant goes to Roshel, and an SSH bug to patch.
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Instant payments go live, Nvidia's board investigates Jensen Huang, and the budget's media money
Real-Time Rail launches, Nvidia opens a probe into its CEO, the budget's $1.5 billion for news and culture, a new online regulator, and an Apple gift card payout.
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What the budget means for tech, instant payments arrive Monday, and Meta may bring back news
Budget 2026's startup tax break and $0 fraud liability, Real-Time Rail goes live, Meta hints news could return to Canada, and a Bose battery recall.
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A fake-carrier phone scam cost Edmontonians $20 million. Here's how it works
Callers posing as Rogers, Telus and Virgin get you to order a real phone, then trick you into shipping it to them. Police in Edmonton and Thunder Bay are warning about it.
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Telesat faces a $2.3-billion debt deadline in December, and its lenders want Lightspeed
The FT reports Telesat's lenders are pushing for first claim on Lightspeed, Canada's planned Starlink alternative, if it can't pay. An analyst warns it could default.
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Canada joins Europe's supercomputers, Carney on Starlink, and the FBI names Binance's hackers
Canada gets access to Europe's supercomputers, Carney warns about relying on Starlink, the FBI blames North Korea for the Binance theft, and smart clocks miss the time change.
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Rogers must pay $15 million over 'unlimited' data ads. Here's what that means for you
The Competition Tribunal sided with the Bureau over Rogers' Infinite plans. No refunds were ordered, and Rogers is weighing its next steps.
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Ottawa buys into Cohere, Rogers fined $15 million, and DoorDash bids for Instacart
Ottawa commits up to $1.6 billion to Cohere, a tribunal penalizes Rogers over 'unlimited' ads, DoorDash wants Instacart, and students get a free year of Gemini.
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Ottawa's telecom roadmap promises cheaper phone and internet bills. Here's what's in it
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's first Telecom Competition Roadmap lists actions on networks, fees, spectrum and switching. It doesn't set deadlines or price targets.
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Apple's $3,999 touchscreen Mac, Ottawa's telecom roadmap, and a Canadian spacewalk
Canadian prices for Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro, Ottawa's plan for cheaper phone and internet, a phishing warning, Wealthsimple's raise and a spacewalk.
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Apple's touchscreen Mac day, Bell sells half its towers, and a warning about AI-powered hacks
Apple's event is today at 1 p.m. ET, Bell raises $2.45 billion from its towers, the Cyber Centre flags AI-run attacks, and Ottawa probes the Crime Stoppers breach.
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Bell sells 49.9% of its cell towers to La Caisse for $2.45 billion
A new Montréal-based company will own more than 5,000 Bell tower sites. Bell keeps control and its spectrum, and gets cash to pay down debt. Telus did the same deal last year.
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Anthropic files to go public, Cohere catches a Chinese model phoning home, and Microsoft offers buyouts
Anthropic's IPO filing has a Canadian angle, Cohere flags an Alibaba model, Microsoft offers buyouts in Canada, and AirPods become hearing aids in five provinces.
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Canada's launch problem, Amazon's union risk scores, and a $140-million Coinkite lawsuit
SpaceX winds down Falcon 9 bookings, Amazon scored B.C. warehouses for union risk, Coinkite is sued, iFixit opens the iPhone Duo, and clocks change Nov. 1.
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Rogers says Starlink's phone service is coming to Canada through carriers, not around them
CEO Tony Staffieri says SpaceX's filings with ISED show it plans to work with Canadian wireless operators. Rogers wants to be first in line.
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BioWare closes, Rogers adds a credit card fee, and Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion
The week in Canadian tech: EA shuts its Edmonton studio, Rogers bills get a 1.6% card fee, Ottawa details its VC money and proposes stablecoin rules.
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Ontario opens the door to AirPods as hearing aids, Ottawa details its VC money, and 1Password grows
OTC hearing aids in Ontario, the $750-million VC breakdown, 1Password passes $500M USD, Neo's credit line, Bell's roaming rules and Freedom in Manitoba.
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Freedom Mobile boosts Manitoba plans ahead of building its own network there
New plans start at $40 for 125GB, and some undercut Freedom's own Ontario and B.C. pricing. A Winnipeg network build is next.
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CRTC signs off on Bell's new roaming rules for smaller carriers
The updated wholesale tariff adds negotiation and arbitration terms. It doesn't set new rates, but it's the plumbing for cheaper roaming deals.
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BioWare closes, PHP flaws take government sites offline, and telecom complaints jump 79%
EA shuts BioWare, a PHP security scare, a record year for CCTS complaints, Rogers' new card fee, the Crime Stoppers leak and Hive's raise.
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Telecom complaints are up 79%, and the watchdog is falling behind
The CCTS has received more than 53,000 complaints so far this year. Incorrect charges and price increases top the list.
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Carriers want phone locking back, a Quebec rocket company plans to hire, and Air Canada adds a fee
Rogers, Bell and Telus's CRTC wish list, Reaction Dynamics' $350-million plan, Amazon's holiday hiring and a $30 Air Canada phone booking fee.
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Rogers, Bell and Telus want phone locking back and roaming caps gone
In filings to the CRTC's consumer code review, the Big Three ask for a 60-day phone lock, longer financing and an end to bill-shock protections.
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Banks and carriers start sharing fraud data, Ottawa adds $500M for AI, and Eastlink upgrades
The new Cross-Sector Anti-Fraud Exchange, a $500-million AI top-up, Eastlink's 5G core, Google-funded cyber clinics and Netflix layoffs.
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Eastlink switches on a 5G standalone core and pledges $12 million more for Atlantic Canada
The regional carrier's Nokia-built core upgrade follows $30 million in network spending over the past year.
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Canada's big carriers and banks start sharing fraud data
The new Cross-Sector Anti-Fraud Exchange links Bell, Rogers and Telus with six major banks to spot repeat scammers faster.
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Ottawa wants towers approved faster, and rivals given roaming on request
ISED's proposals would give municipalities 45 days to object, exempt small towers from consultation, and require roaming and tower sharing.
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Rogers now owns all of MLSE after a $4.35-billion buyout
The Leafs, Raptors, TFC and Argos join the Blue Jays and Sportsnet under a new Rogers Sports unit.
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Carney says Canada will move away from Starlink, 'no question'
The prime minister wants allied satellite options instead of reliance on Elon Musk's SpaceX. That's easier said than done in rural Canada.
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Carney pitches a 'sovereign broadband backbone' to keep Canadian traffic at home
Ottawa will help finance a coast-to-coast network with direct links to Europe and Asia. Most Canadian internet traffic currently detours through other countries.
