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MEMORY PALACE (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Intellectual Property Policy Directorate - The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study for Industry Canada tags : copyright The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study for Industry Canada Description : Industry Canada undertook a music file sharing study during 2006-07 to measure the extent to which music downloads over...
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Telecom Trends (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Each year, the CRTC conducts an extensive data collection exercise, working together with Industry Canada, Statistics Canada, BBM Canada and BBM Nielsen Media Research, BBM Analytics for Media Technology Monitor, comScore, and Mediastats. Despite this collaborative effort, it is quite possible that the Communications Monitoring Report undercounts business internet accesses in Canada. The issue is partly...
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The Boy Genius Report (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Canadians have long craved for a new wireless carrier to bust onto the scene and break up what is often described as the anti-competitive practices of incumbents Bell, Rogers and TELUS (aka “The Big Three”). Following Industry Canada’s 2008 auction…
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Industry Canada says it will review a CRTC decision preventing Globalive from setting up shop as Canada's fourth national cellphone company.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Today at a meeting of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC), the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, introduced changes to the Government of Canada's Automotive Innovation Fund (AIF) in order to increase investment in automotive research and development (R&D). The total investment threshold required to qualify for AIF funding has been lowered...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today welcomed the chance to promote a clear and effective dialogue for policy-making between the government and Canada's scientific community.
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p2pnet (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
p2pnet news view Politics:-The CRTC this afternoon issued its decision on whether Globalive, a new wireless competitor about to operate as Wind Mobile, complies with the foreign ownership restrictions currently found in the Telecommunications Act. While Industry Canada previously concluded that Globalive met the Canadian control requirements for the purposes of the Radiocommunications Act in [...]
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The CRTC has denied telecom upstart Globalive's attempt to enter Canada's $16 billion wireless market in a decision that pleased incumbent providers but seems to contradict Industry Canada.
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Telecom Trends (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The CRTC issued its decision in the review of Globalive's ownership. Reading some of the re-tweets and comments on various news sites and blogs, I see the distain for our regulator that might be expected from those who don't have an understanding of Canada's structural framework. As Michael Geist wrote : It is tempting to blame the CRTC or the incumbent telecom providers (who filed the complaint over...
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The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Canada's Canadian telecom regulator has refused to give a wireless startup its carrier licence because Egypt's Orascom Telecom has too much influence over the company in violation of the country's foreign control law. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission noted Thursday that Orasom holds two-thirds of Toronto-based Globalive Wireless's equity, is the main source of its technical...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), is wrapping up Small Business Week today by announcing that more than 50 percent of Canadians now have access to BizPaL.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Industry Canada has approved a wireless internet tower for a rural Nova Scotia community, despite local concerns that microwave radiation might harm an organic farming business.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), today issued the following statement to recognize the Business Development Bank of Canada's (BDC) Young Entrepreneur Award winners:
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Today, the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), issued the following statement to launch Small Business Week 2009 in Canada:
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