Carrier News
2 publications · October 30, 2026
CRTC gives Iristel one year to add wireless public alerting on its LTE networks
Key points
- The CRTC, Canada's telecom regulator, has ordered Iristel to implement wireless public alerting (WPA) on its LTE networks.
- Iristel has one year to do it.
- The ruling is Decision 2026-282, released late on Thursday, October 29, 2026, after markets closed.
- The CRTC denied Iristel's request for a subsidy to cover the cost of emergency alerts.
Summary
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The decision rejects Iristel’s bid for subsidy support, so the carrier is on the hook for the cost of the alerting system as well as the work of building it. WPA is the system that sends emergency alerts to phones on a carrier’s network, and the ruling puts Iristel’s customers on the same footing as those of other carriers that already carry it.
