Company
Bell
22 published works
Michael Geist
Let Competition Be the Guide: Why the Government and CRTC Got It Right on Wholesale Fibre Broadband Access
Late last night, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced that the government was leaving in place a CRTC decision that granted wholesale access to fibre networks. By sheer coincidence, today the…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Bell and Zoom launch AI-based collaboration platform for Canadian businesses
New platform tackles Canada's hybrid work challenges with built-in AI and trusted telecom support
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Rogers to buy rival Bell’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for over 4 billion
Davies, Blakes, Bennett Jones, McCarthy Tetrault, Torys legal counsel this week
Michael Geist
My CRTC Appearance on Bill C-11: Why Isn’t the Commission Concerned with Competition, Consumer Choice, and Affordability?
The CRTC’s Bill C-11 hearings are in their third and final week as a steady stream of broadcasters and producers make their way to Gatineau to urge the Commission to…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Bell study reveals five key factors that Canadian businesses need to keep organizations secure
Nearly two-thirds of Canadian organizations had breaches in the last year
Rudner Law Blog
Mass Terminations: Telus Cutting 6,000 Jobs
By Nadia Zaman
Telus Corp. recently announced that it is cutting 6,000 jobs. Other telecommunication giants have also reviewed their workforces in recent months, including Bell and Rogers Communications Inc., so perhaps more…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Federal Court of Appeal rejects Bell, Videotron, Rogers’ request to increase fine in copyright case
The case stemmed from a lawsuit against the sellers of pre-loaded Android set top boxes
Michael Geist
Champagne’s Choice
The Rogers-Shaw merger saga was always destined to end on the desk of Innovation, Science and Industry Ministry François-Philippe Champagne. The merger has followed a familiar pattern: the companies started…
Michael Geist
Big Cost, Smaller Benefit: Government Modelling Pegs Likely Bill C-18 Revenues at Less Than Half of Parliamentary Budget Officer Estimates
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has touted Bill C-18, the Online News Act, as critical for Canada’s media sector, but government’s internal modelling suggests there will be limited benefits for…
Michael Geist
Making Sense of the Indifference to Bill C-18’s Cutting Out Small Media Outlets While Giving Hundreds of Millions to Bell, Rogers and the CBC
Bill C-18, the Online News Act, appeared to be headed to clause-by-clause review this week. But the mounting attention on the bill – notably Facebook’s revelation that it would consider…