Receipts

“Receipts” is a series of stories based on financials, documents from sources or public records requests

BC Hydro anticipates constitutional challenge if CRTC given domain over utility structures

Written by Ahmad Hathout June 18, 2021

Shaw is fighting a BC Hydro proposal to charge for wireless equipment on utility wires

Written by Ahmad Hathout June 11, 2021

Innovation stressed importance of wholesale rates for “competitive options” in December roundtable

Written by Ahmad Hathout June 1, 2021

Feds thought site blocking order would “reduce pressure” for online piracy tools in copyright review

Written by Ahmad Hathout May 21, 2021

Deputy Minister of Finance, and former Board Chair of Infrastructure Bank, divested telecom shares in blind trust

Written by Ahmad Hathout May 14, 2021

SpaceX’s journey to Canada: two years of meetings, Privy Council involvement, pestering ISED for regular updates

Written by Ahmad Hathout May 11, 2021

Rogers and Telus want $1.1B of pre-budget UBF funds

Written by Ahmad Hathout April 20, 2021

Before Netflix reported Covid cases in B.C., film industry reps wanted reprieve from 14-day quarantine

Written by Ahmad Hathout March 26, 2021

B.C. prepared to blunt any impact of $10 internet on smaller providers

Written by Ahmad Hathout March 23, 2021

The Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link brings NWT $1.6M annually — at a cost of $900k monthly

Written by Ahmad Hathout March 22, 2021

“Really?” ISED analyst unhappy with small carrier price hike after fed wholesale rate decision

Written by Ahmad Hathout March 16, 2021

Rogers’ stab at Shaw illustrates its thirst for western influence

Written by Ahmad Hathout March 15, 2021

5G networks susceptible to foreign supply risks, warns internal government report

Written by Ahmad Hathout February 26, 2021

As infrastructure minister, Champagne increased share of federal cost to incent telecom broadband deployment

Written by Ahmad Hathout February 17, 2021

Shaw says it made “deliberate” decision not to take CEWS money

Written by Ahmad Hathout February 2, 2021

Bell received $122M in wage subsidies, bringing big 3 telecom total to nearly quarter billion

Written by Ahmad Hathout January 21, 2021

Nunavut “reassessing” Greenland route for $203M fibre project

Written by Ahmad Hathout January 7, 2021

Citing competition, Rogers asks B.C. officials for same infrastructure access as Telus

Written by Ahmad Hathout December 24, 2020

Big telecoms received over $100m in emergency wage subsidy money, records show

Written by Ahmad Hathout December 8, 2020

Telus proposed B.C. lobby feds to support projects that didn’t immediately meet speed target

Written by Ahmad Hathout November 27, 2020