Category Archives: Telecom
Absence of Freedom Mobile in 5G auction increases competition concerns for MPs
TORONTO — Freedom Mobile and its parent Shaw Communications Inc. will not participate in an upcoming wireless spectrum auction deemed crucial for the development of 5G networks — reinforcing widespread concerns about the state of competition in Canada'...
Meng Wanzhou extradition case has ‘overwhelming’ U.S. connection: attorney general
VANCOUVER — The extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an "overwhelming" connection to the United States, a lawyer for Canada's attorney general has argued. Robert Frater responded in British Columbia Supreme Court on Thursday to ar...
Peladeau says Rogers plan to buy Freedom Mobile would set back wireless competition
TORONTO — A planned takeover of Shaw Communications' Freedom Mobile banner by Rogers would undermine nearly 15 years of government policy supporting strong competitors to the country's three biggest wireless carriers, Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau ...
‘Dollar clearing’ doesn’t give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei affiliate and an HSBC client that were cleared in American dollars do not give the United States jurisdiction to charge the executive. American authorities are seeking the extradition...
Meng case ‘unprecedented’ as extradition request violates international law: defence
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates international law. Gib van Ert told Associate Chief Ju...
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER — American authorities are violating international law by bringing fraud charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that have no connection to the United States, a defence lawyer argues. Gib van Ert told a British Columbia Supreme Court ju...
MPs hammer Shaw, Rogers executives about proposed combination of telecom carriers
TORONTO — MPs grilled executives of Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications Inc. on Monday after the telecom CEOs said a combination of the two companies will increase competition and ultimately benefit Canadians. "You promised increasing jobs, n...
No violation of Meng’s charter rights in collection of device serial numbers: Crown
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says RCMP did not need a search warrant to obtain the electronic devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or collect their serial numbers. John Gibb-Carsley told the B.C. Supreme Court Meng's charter ...
Crown lawyer says border officers miscommunicated about note-taking in Meng case
VANCOUVER — A "misunderstanding" lies at the heart of a Canadian border official's belief that she was ordered not to take notes about Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's arrest at Vancouver's airport, a Crown lawyer said Friday. Marta Zemojtel urged a B....
Crown says burden is on Meng’s lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared the serial numbers with U.S. investigators of the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-Carsley told the B.C. Supreme Court that the burden ...