Cybera’s response to CRTC investigation on disaggregated wholesale access
On June 11, 2020, the CRTC issued a Call for comments – Appropriate network configuration for disaggregated wholesale high-speed access services. Their goal [...]
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Federal Government’s hesitation to support fair wholesale rates could make internet less affordable for Canadians
This past Saturday, August 15, federal minister Navdeep Bains issued a statement expressing concern about the CRTC’s August 2019 decision to cut wholesale [...]
Cybera’s response to CRTC consultation on barriers to deploying broadband
Last week, Cybera submitted a response to the CRTC’s Notice of Consultation 2019-406: Call for comments regarding potential barriers to the deployment of [...]
Cybera’s response to telco petition to increase wholesale internet rates
Last week, Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, including Bell, Rogers and Telus, petitioned the federal government to reverse the CRTC’s August 2019 decision to [...]
Cybera Supports SWIFT Call For Equal Access to the CRTC’s Broadband Fund
Bright/translucent lines: Areas where SWIFT estimates internet service provider offer service packages with speeds that meet or exceed CRTC’s 50/10 “basic service” target. [...]
Cybera’s Case to the Telecommunications Legislative Review
Last week, Cybera submitted a brief to the federal government’s Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel. The panel has been tasked with reviewing [...]
New Canadian data mining tool analyzes how public submissions affect regulatory decisions
When the CRTC sought submissions to its 2015 consultation on “Basic Telecommunications Services,” thousands of people offered their opinions on what the future [...]
Delving Through 65,000 Pages of Government Submissions: The Challenges
Authors: David Ackerman, Alyssa Moore, David Chan, Tatiana Meleshko, Byron Chu Last June, Cybera’s data scientists took on a monumental task: to create [...]
Cybera’s data science team to explore Canada’s internet regulatory process
A year after launching its data science team, Cybera is now ready to take on external projects from stakeholders looking to discover the [...]
CRTC Declares Broadband Internet Access a Basic Telecommunications Service – How Communities Can Benefit
Griping about a slow internet connection has become the unofficial pastime of rural Canadians. But a recent CRTC decision may improve this [...]