Many business concerns remain following revisions to anti-spam regulations
David Elder - Much-anticipated revisions to the originally proposed Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations provide some useful clarifications and additional exemptions with respect to Canada’s...
View ArticleMembership has its privileges: CRTC proposes to disconnect telecom providers...
David Elder - The CRTC has initiated a public proceeding to show cause why certain telecommunications service providers should not have their telecommunications services disconnected, in light of their...
View ArticleCheque in the mail? Postal union fined for unidentified robocalls
David Elder - Recent settlements made with the CRTC by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and its voice broadcasting service provider underline the risks that organizations face in making...
View ArticleGovernment promises better wireless pricing, TV channel choice - but not...
David Elder - The Canadian government has promised a number of consumer-friendly changes to the way that broadcasting and wireless telephone services are offered, although it remains to be seen...
View ArticleNew cyberbullying bill resurrects many police powers from scrapped "lawful...
David Elder - A new proposed federal law would make it a crime to distribute “intimate images” without the consent of the subject of those images; however, the new law would also create new police...
View ArticleCanada finalizes anti-spam regulations; new anti-spam rules in effect July 2014
David Elder - The Canadian government has finalized long-awaited regulations made under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL), announcing at the same time that the core of the new anti-spam regime will come...
View ArticleFederal Court confirms Minister of Industry's authority to impose spectrum caps
David Elder and Shannon Kack - In the latest chapter in the ongoing battle between incumbent wireless service providers and the federal government over government policies intended to stimulate more...
View ArticleCanada announces rules for 2500 MHz spectrum auction in 2015
David Elder - Days before the hammer is raised for the 700 MHz auction, the Canadian government has already announced its next spectrum auction. On January 10, Industry Minister James Moore announced...
View ArticleCommissioner of Competition makes submissions to CRTC regarding wholesale...
Michael Laskey - On January 29, the Commissioner of Competition made submissions to the CRTC in connection with the its ongoing public proceeding examining whether incumbent wireless carriers are...
View ArticleGovernment agencies clarify roles under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
David Elder and Shannon Kack - In an effort to coordinate their potentially overlapping mandates, the three agencies charged with enforcement of Canada’s new anti-spam law have signed a Memorandum of...
View ArticleBudget 2014: new money for broadband, new wireless rules and enforcement tools
David Elder - The 2014 federal budget, introduced on February 11, 2014, included several items of interest to the telecommunications industry, including plans for revisions to the regulatory framework...
View ArticleCRTC announces consultation on competitiveness of wholesale wireless market
David Elder and Anne MacIsaac - On February 20, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced the launch of a public consultation to examine competiveness in the...
View ArticleGovernment tables amendments to cap wholesale roaming charges
David Elder - Following up on its February budget announcement, the federal government has tabled proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act that would limit the amount that carriers may charge...
View ArticleCRTC won't dial back on telemarketing rules
David Elder - Following a comprehensive review of its Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules (UTRs), the CRTC has rejected most of the revisions that were considered during its review, electing to make...
View ArticleCRTC clarifies that anti-spam law won't apply to self-installation of...
David Elder - CRTC staff has issued important guidance on its interpretation of section 8 of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), noting that the law would not apply to most installations initiated...
View ArticleFirst blood: CRTC imposes $1.1 million fine in first ever finding under...
David Elder - Eight months after Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) came into force, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has made public its first ever finding of...
View ArticleCRTC sends shot across the bow to international telemarketers; issues...
David Elder In a precedent-setting ruling, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued its first penalty to a foreign-based telemarketer for violations of the...
View ArticleCRTC finds something fishy about dating site's unsubscribe mechanism,...
David Elder - In its second publicly announced decision under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL), the CRTC has issued a $48,000 administrative monetary penalty against Plentyoffish Media Inc., operator of...
View ArticleCRTC shows great interest in US-based robocaller offering low credit card...
David Elder - For the second time in a month, the CRTC has imposed a penalty against a foreign telemarketer. In the most recent case, an administrative monetary penalty of $145,000 was issued against...
View ArticleAirline hits turbulence from CRTC: pays penalty for violations of anti-spam law
David Elder - In the most recently announced settlement under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, the CRTC has announced that Porter Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay $150,000 as part of an undertaking...
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