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PIAC and FRPC file CRTC Application to Ensure Continued Funding of the Broadcasting Participation Fund (BPF)
OTTAWA (21 April 2021) – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Forum for...
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Consumer Groups welcome “MVNO” Wireless Competition in Canada
OTTAWA, 15 April 2021 – Consumers will benefit from “MVNO” wireless competition permitted today by...
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Air Canada Passengers May Apply for COVID-19 Refunds
OTTAWA, 13 April 2021 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today welcomed the agreement...
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CCTS Mid-Year Report Shows Troubling Internet Issues
OTTAWA, 29 March 2021 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) noted that the 2020-21...
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PIAC to talk on The Action to Get Affordability panel at the Affordable Internet Day of Action
OTTAWA – March 16, 2021 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre will participate in today’s...
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Rogers-Shaw Deal is Bad Medicine for Consumers
OTTAWA, March 15, 2021 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today expressed serious concern...
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PIAC to participate in National Day of Action for Affordable Internet
OTTAWA – February 26, 2021 – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre announced today its participation...
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CCTS Annual Report 2019-20 Shows Internet Code, TV Code are Dead Letters
OTTAWA – 30 November 2020 – The Commission for Telecom-Television Services (CCTS) Annual Report 2019-20...
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Telecom Fail – CCTS Compliance Report 2019
Ottawa – 19 November 2020 – Canadian telecommunications companies are unacceptably failing to comply with...