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Webinar recording: Cyber risks and municipalities—What leaders need to know
Presented in collaboration with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).
  • Broadband
  • Telecommunications
Article
Telecommunications: CRTC affirms municipal role in 5G deployment
FCM secured a victory on behalf of municipalities, when the CRTC affirmed FCM’s arguments about the municipal role in 5G deployment and managing municipal rights of way. These are some of the most significant policy pronouncements by the CRTC on the role of municipalities in ensuring connectivity for Canadians.
  • Broadband
  • Telecommunications
News release
FCM welcomes launch of Universal Broadband Fund
FCM welcomes the federal government’s launch today of the Universal Broadband Fund—a critical step in the delivery of better broadband access to communities across the country
  • Broadband
  • Northern and remote communities
  • Rural communities
  • Telecommunications
Submission
Barriers to deploying broadband-capable networks in underserved areas in Canada
FCM urges the CRTC to consider the range of possible approaches to addressing barriers to investment in high-quality fixed and wireless access networks in rural areas, small towns, and remote communities.
  • Broadband
  • Infrastructure
  • Rural communities
  • Telecommunications
Guide
Preparing for 5G deployment in your community
This guide is designed to help municipalities deal with the practical, policy and logistical implications of 5G technology in local communities.
  • Broadband
  • Telecommunications
Telecommunications and rights-of-way handbook
This handbook is designed to support municipalities working with private telecommunications carriers to address the complex challenges of managing rights-of-way while keeping residents safe and taxpayers protected.
  • Telecommunications
News release
Rural municipal leaders concerned about looming reductions to broadband service expansions in rural Canada
Municipal leaders respond with concern to news from Canada’s largest telecommunications companies that they intend to reduce or review the number of rural households that will receive improved broadband connectivity, following a recent CRTC decision.
  • Northern and remote communities
  • Rural communities
  • Telecommunications
News release
Statement by FCM on Supreme Court of Canada decision on telecommunications
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the constitutional powers of local government in regards to the siting of radio-communications and telecommunications infrastructure (i.e. antenna towers, cables, poles, etc.).
  • Telecommunications
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