QSA's Week in ICT & Cybersecurity (#2, 2025)
CRTC mandates bill credits for outages; Minister Champagne discusses AI and tech; Quantum computing advancement in Waterloo.
Start Date: 2025-01-11
End Date: 2025-01-17
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CRTC Enhances Internet Service Reliability in Far North
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced measures to improve Internet services in the Far North, mandating Northwestel Inc. to credit customers for outages exceeding 24 hours. This directive aims to mitigate disruption impacts and is complemented by initiatives to enhance service provider competition and affordability. A public consultation on a subsidy to lower costs is open until February 18, 2025.
Sources: ['Announcements: www.canada.ca', 'Announcements: www.canada.ca']