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Feds ask for private info 1.2M times a year

OTTAWA - The federal government asks Canadian telecom companies for private customer information about 1.2 million times each year, documents released Tuesday by the federal privacy commissioner's...

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CRTC can’t defend itself in wireless appeal

OTTAWA - After spending millions of dollars in ads critical of the big wireless companies, the Harper government appears to have walked away from a legal battle over its touted wireless code of...

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BCE reports higher Q1 earnings, revenues

MONTREAL - BCE Inc. is reporting first-quarter net earnings of $615 million, up 8.7 per cent, led by growth in its wireless and media divisions.That's 79 cents per share, compared with $566 million or...

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Government steps in on wireless code battle

OTTAWA - Federal lawyers are suiting up for a legal battle over whether a new code of conduct should be retroactively applied to the country's wireless service providers.Industry Canada has asked the...

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Arguments begin over $7.3B in Nortel assets

TORONTO - Lawyers begin arguments today over how to divide $7.3 billion raised from the sale of the assets of failed Canadian technology giant Nortel.The unprecedented case involving lawyers...

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More competition in wireless could bring big gains

OTTAWA - Greater competition in the tightly-controlled mobile wireless market could result in savings of about $1 billion a year for consumers and the wider economy, says the Competition Bureau.The...

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Feds robocall themselves, hope nobody answers

OTTAWA - The federal government has been running a massive robocall campaign out of Ottawa, dialling its own offices and hoping no one answers.The objective? Ferret out and cancel the thousands of...

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Liberties group suing over surveillance law

OTTAWA - A national civil liberties group is challenging the constitutionality of a federal privacy law that allows Internet providers and other firms to disclose personal information to the government...

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Declaration urges respect for privacy

OTTAWA - One of the voices behind a new declaration on mass surveillance says Canada needs a commission of inquiry to ensure governments and corporations respect privacy in an era of big data.Prof....

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Report: Mulroney to become Quebecor chair

TORONTO - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is reportedly poised to assume greater responsibility at telecom and media giant Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR:B) The Globe and Mail says the company has...

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