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Test of Alert Ready, Canada's national public alerting system, scheduled on May 8

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月曜日, 5月 6, 2024
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OAKVILLE, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - As part of EP Week, Alert Ready , Canada's national public alerting system, will be distributing a test alert to Canadians in participating provinces and territories on their television, radio and compatible wireless devices on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • OAKVILLE, ON, May 6, 2024 /CNW/ - As part of EP Week, Alert Ready , Canada's national public alerting system, will be distributing a test alert to Canadians in participating provinces and territories on their television, radio and compatible wireless devices on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
  • "The Alert Ready system is a critical service that helps keep Canadians safe," says Director of Public Alerting at Pelmorex, Martin Belanger.
  • Regular testing provides public safety officials with an opportunity to validate and improve the effectiveness and reliability of Alert Ready.
  • Find out what time you can expect the test alert to happen in your area in the table below:

BCE reports first quarter 2024 results

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木曜日, 5月 2, 2024
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"BCE's Q1 results demonstrate that we're on the right path forward as we head further into 2024," said Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer of BCE and Bell Canada.

Key Points: 
  • "BCE's Q1 results demonstrate that we're on the right path forward as we head further into 2024," said Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer of BCE and Bell Canada.
  • Mobile connected device net activations were down 6.1% to 66,406 in Q1 2024, despite more connected car subscriptions and fewer data device deactivations, due to lower consumer and business IoT activations, which can fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
  • BCE's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.9975 per common share, payable on July 15, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 14, 2024.
  • BCE confirmed its financial guidance targets for 2024, as provided on February 8, 2024, as follows:

Prices for telecom services continue to decline

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火曜日, 4月 30, 2024
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Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the publication of the 2023 Price Comparison Study of Telecom Services , an annual report that tracks the prices for wireless and home Internet services.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the publication of the 2023 Price Comparison Study of Telecom Services , an annual report that tracks the prices for wireless and home Internet services.
  • This is consistent with the annual 18.6% price decline reported by Statistics Canada (Monthly change in the cellular services price index) for the same time period.
  • Coupled with new measures proposed in Budget 2024, we will continue to advance policies that improve competition and promote better prices for Canadian consumers while giving them more power when it comes to telecom services."
  • The study provides a detailed price analysis of telecom services in Canada, both regionally and relative to G7 peer countries and Australia.

CRTC decision on TELUS wireless network access rates - Quebecor calls for measures better suited to the current situation

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024
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MONTRÉAL, April 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Quebecor is disappointed by today's CRTC arbitration decision on the rates it must pay for access to TELUS' wireless network under the MVNO* regime.

Key Points: 
  • MONTRÉAL, April 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Quebecor is disappointed by today's CRTC arbitration decision on the rates it must pay for access to TELUS' wireless network under the MVNO* regime.
  • The MVNO rates set by the CRTC today and the regulated domestic roaming rates, which are among the highest in the world, are far from reflecting current industry realities.
  • The Government of Canada's desire, as stated in its policy, is to enable Canadians to enjoy better prices for their wireless services.
  • Average mobile data traffic in Canada increased by nearly 251% between 2019 and 2023, according to the latest CRTC report .

Minister St-Onge announces appointment of Nathalie Théberge as Vice-Chairperson of CRTC

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木曜日, 2月 22, 2024
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GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the appointment of Nathalie Théberge as Vice-Chairperson of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today.

Key Points: 
  • GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the appointment of Nathalie Théberge as Vice-Chairperson of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today.
  • With more than 20 years of experience in promoting Canada's creative industries, Ms. Théberge is a leader in the culture and copyright fields.
  • Before being appointed to the CRTC, she served as Vice-Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Copyright Board of Canada, directing its work.
  • – The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
    The CRTC is an administrative tribunal in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio.

Bell axes workers while lining pockets of shareholders

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木曜日, 2月 8, 2024
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"Executives and shareholders are doing just fine while our members are being thrown out of work, including once again in the media.

Key Points: 
  • "Executives and shareholders are doing just fine while our members are being thrown out of work, including once again in the media.
  • Bell has been a beneficiary of the Government of Canada's support for the domestic telecommunications and media industries, allowing the company to become a telecommunications giant in Canada.
  • Of the 800 Unifor members, the vast majority come from the telecommunications sector, who are largely workers responsible for keeping Canadians connected, with 100 workers coming from the media sector.
  • Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.

BCE reports 2023 Q4 and full-year results, announces 2024 financial targets and 3.1% annual dividend increase to $3.99 per share

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木曜日, 2月 8, 2024
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"BCE is in a good position, having achieved our financial targets for 2023 while having weathered increasing macroeconomic headwinds and an unsupportive public policy environment this past year.

Key Points: 
  • "BCE is in a good position, having achieved our financial targets for 2023 while having weathered increasing macroeconomic headwinds and an unsupportive public policy environment this past year.
  • Adjusted net earnings were up 5.7% in Q4 to $691 million, delivering a 7.0% increase in adjusted EPS to $0.76.
  • BCE capital expenditures in Q4 were $1,029 million, down 37.2% from $1,638 million in Q4 last year, corresponding to a capital intensity13 of 15.9%, compared to 25.4% in Q4 2022.
  • For Q4 2023, Bell Media was ranked number one in full-day viewership in the French-language entertainment and pay specialty market.

Xtrackers by DWS Launches US National Critical Technologies ETF

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木曜日, 11月 16, 2023
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DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers announced today the listing of a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (NYSE: CRTC) (the “Fund”), which is designed to provide investors with equity exposure to large and mid-cap companies from developed market countries that satisfy key criteria related to critical technology sectors and geopolitical risk ratings.

Key Points: 
  • DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers announced today the listing of a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (NYSE: CRTC) (the “Fund”), which is designed to provide investors with equity exposure to large and mid-cap companies from developed market countries that satisfy key criteria related to critical technology sectors and geopolitical risk ratings.
  • These critical technologies range from emerging opportunity fields such as biotechnology and quantum science to wider areas such as microelectronics and renewable energy.
  • “In our ongoing build-out of the Xtrackers ETF offering in the US market, we continue to focus on key strategic themes in the current economic environment as well as the foreseeable future.
  • “Our new Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF leverages a geostrategic risk rating that evaluates risks on different levels.

Minister St-Onge releases final regulations for the Online News Act

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金曜日, 12月 15, 2023
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Today, the Government of Canada released the final regulations for the Online News Act.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Government of Canada released the final regulations for the Online News Act.
  • The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is the arm's-length body that oversees the bargaining framework established by the Act.
  • Draft Regulations were published online between September 2, 2023, and October 2, 2023, for public consultation.
  • The Regulations establish the factors that determine if the Online News Act applies to a digital platform and when it is required to notify the CRTC that the Act applies to it.

Government of Canada launches three-digit suicide crisis helpline

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木曜日, 11月 30, 2023
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This is why the Government of Canada has provided $156 million over three years to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to implement and operate the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.

Key Points: 
  • This is why the Government of Canada has provided $156 million over three years to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to implement and operate the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.
  • The Government of Canada and CAMH have worked closely with partners from across many different sectors in the months leading up to today's launch.
  • "9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is the result of collaboration across geographies, industries and cultures.
  • CAMH's role in leading the development of 9-8-8 service delivery in Canada builds on their experience delivering Talk Suicide Canada.