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Ted Woodhead
Dec 19, 20245 min read
Telus really wants to be a reseller now? In Regulatory Calvinball that makes complete sense.
[AI generated image] For more than two decades Telus has argued that resale is counterintuitive in a facilities -based regulatory regime....
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Ted Woodhead
Nov 26, 20243 min read
There was obviously a failure to communicate
Photo by Jim Wilson  on Unsplash In a previous post three weeks ago, I noted that the Governor in Council had directed the Canadian...
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Ted Woodhead
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Don't look up and don't ask questions
I was interested to see last week that Ontario followed Quebec and Nova Scotia in announcing a publicly funded high speed internet...
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Ted Woodhead
Nov 6, 20242 min read
Governor in Council Orders the CRTC to reconsider Incumbent Resale of each other's FTTH
In an after hours announcement Minister Champagne directed the CRTC to reconsider its earlier decision to mandate High Speed Access...
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Ted Woodhead
Nov 5, 20243 min read
BCE buys Ziply Fiber for $5B
BCE announced yesterday that it is acquiring the U.S. based fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for C$5. 0 billion in cash with the...
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Ted Woodhead
Oct 31, 20243 min read
CRTC sets national interim rates for fibre resale mandate
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued its latest decision last Friday (October 25,...
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Ted Woodhead
Oct 16, 20244 min read
The road to you know where is paved with good intentions?
On April 15, 2 021, the Canadian Radio -television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a decision titled, Review of mobile...
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Ted Woodhead
Aug 12, 20244 min read
The FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program ending in the United States
Due to the current dysfunction and gridlock in the U.S. Congress, the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is ending in the United...
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Ted Woodhead
Jun 24, 20244 min read
Scotiabank research models potential outcomes of the CRTC's upcoming final decision on fibre unbundling
In a research report published on June 20, 2024 Maher Yaghi and his colleague Joey Chan turned their minds to the potential outcomes of...
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Ted Woodhead
Jun 6, 20244 min read
This week at the CRTC
Let's begin with a quote from Albert Einstein, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas...
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Ted Woodhead
May 30, 20245 min read
Don't mistake activity for achievement!
I begin with a quote that I included in my last post - "don't mistake activity for achievement" - from the late great UCLA Basketball...
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Ted Woodhead
May 17, 20244 min read
Winning by losing and other observations
Photo credit Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash I am a keen observer of competition matters before the Competition Bureau, the Competition...
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Ted Woodhead
May 7, 20244 min read
"A bad beginning makes a bad ending"
In Homer's Odyssey, Aeolus the mythological ruler of the winds says "A bad beginning makes a bad ending". So I thought of this last...
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Ted Woodhead
May 3, 20245 min read
Opinions are opinions and facts are facts
I recall watching a debate featuring U.S. Senator Daniel Moynihan and someone else who is probably lost to history. Something Senator...
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Ted Woodhead
Apr 25, 20244 min read
When virtually everyone thinks there's a problem, it is almost certain there is a problem
On March 26, 2024 Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada gave a speech in Halifax that garnered at great deal of...
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Ted Woodhead
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Facts versus myth: Telecom pricing in Canada
I have written previously about the House Committee on Industry's ongoing study into the Accessibility and Affordability of Wireless and...
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Ted Woodhead
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Innovation over Regulation - A better idea!
In my post on March 25, 2024, I sought to highlight the comparative advantage that Canada enjoys in its advanced and robust digital...
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Ted Woodhead
Apr 5, 20242 min read
Internet and wireless prices in Canada are falling!
In a post on the Teksavvy Blog on March 22nd, Teksavvy's V.P. of Insight and Engagement wrote that "Statscan Telecom Data Paints A False...
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Ted Woodhead
Mar 25, 20245 min read
Canada's advantage in having an advanced and robust digital infrastructure
Last month, the European Commission initiated a consultation seeking input on how to improve the availability and performance of Europe's...
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Ted Woodhead
Mar 14, 20244 min read
Throwing the baby out with the bath water
In my February 28th blog post, "Sometimes, the right answer is simply NO!", I explained why I believe that permitting incumbents to...
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Ted Woodhead
Mar 5, 20244 min read
Annual Highlights of the Telecommunications Sector, 2022 and nobody cared to listen at INDU
Late last month the CRTC issued its "Annual highlights of the telecommunications sector 2022" report. You may not have seen it unless you...
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Ted Woodhead
Feb 28, 20242 min read
Sometimes, the right answer is simply NO!
I was happy to receive some questions last week based on my post following the week long CRTC hearing related to the Review of the...
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Ted Woodhead
Feb 20, 20246 min read
All of the soldiers lined up on their respective sides, well curiously except for one that is.
I, like surely most Canadians, attended or listened remotely to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...
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Ted Woodhead
Feb 8, 20243 min read
Don't look at me, I had nothing to do with it
In an unusual reactive statement in response to news today from BCE Inc. in its Q4 financial release and analyst call, the Canadian...
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