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On May 14, 2012, the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) published a set of voluntary guidelines to govern Canada’s emerging mobile payments marketplace.

Le 11 juillet 2018, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (le « CRTC ») a émis des procès-verbaux de violation en vertu de la Loi canadienne anti-pourriel (la « LCAP ») ...

Mobile Apps in the U.S.: FTC Guidance to Marketers Posted on Sep 11th, 2012 By Tim Banks @TM_Banks Categories: Canada, Consumer Protection, E-Commerce, Privacy, United States Share this post: .Print FriendlyLast month the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance regarding the marketing of mobile Apps.

In our Telecommunications Bulletin of March 2012, we wrote about the proposed changes to the existing foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian telecommunications service providers contained in the Telecommunications Act announced by Canada's Minister of Industry on March 14, 2012.

In late June, Apple won one of the many battles that it is waging against one of its fiercest rivals - South Korea’s Samsung, manufacturer of the Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Riding the wave of Google’s Android platform, Samsung has emerged as the world’s biggest handset maker, and arguably Apple’s biggest rival.

The competitiveness and reach of Canadian wireline and wireless services are critical to the economic prosperity and social inclusion of Canadians.

On January 29, 2014, the Competition Bureau made a submission to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in response to the CRTC’s call for comments on wireless roaming rates.

The Competition Bureau announced that an individual had been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his involvement in a deceptive telemarketing scheme.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has issued Compliance and Enforcement Information Bulletin CRTC 2014-326.

Telecommuting may be on the way out at Yahoo! but it is very much alive elsewhere.

Last year, we wrote a number of posts discussing ongoing proceedings addressing the pole attachment fees being charged to cable and telecommunications Carriers.

On July 30, 2015, the OEB issued a letter indicating that it has decided to allow distributors to charge market rates for wireless pole attachments.

The central issue in the Rogers case was whether the delivery of musical works via the internet constitutes communication of the musical works "to the public" by telecommunication, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(f) of the Copyright Act, such that copyright right holders should receive compensation.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Most Ontario drivers are now well aware of the fact that it is illegal to use hand-held devices will driving. Since October 26, 2009, this new law has been in force.

Gowlings has prepared the attached CASL Commercial Electronic Message Chart as a reference tool to promote a general understanding of CASL’s provisions.

Generally speaking, the senders of commercial electronic messages (or "CEMs") must obtain express consent in a prescribed format.

In an unprecedented "sting" operation, the CRTC has reprimanded 85 telemarketers for a range of violations of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, which include the rules respecting Canada’s National Do Not Call List.