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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, known as CRTC was founded in 1932 in radio programs.
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Computers filled up entire rooms.
Computers used to communicate during Cold War. -
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Scientist named JCR proposed the idea of a network of computers that could talk to one another
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The government elected the broadcasting act in 1968, which created CRTC that is known today and allow us to regulate television in our ways although there were only a few channels.
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First ever message was sent from one computer to another over the ARPNET. (Between UCLA and Stanford)
The government uses the computer network ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network).
The message said "login" but it crashed the network. End of 1969: only 4 computers connected to this network. -
Ray Tomlinson was developing the first system to send mail back and forth between the users of ARPANET, eventually called electronic mail/email.
@ symbol was used. Vinton Cerf comes in and invented a way to introduce computers across the globe to each other in a virtual space.
Invention called transmission control protocol (TCP) followed by the invention internet protocol. -
Telecommunications were added into CRTC's portfolio in 1976.
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In the early 1980s, the NSF funded the establishment for additional supercomputing centres at several universities, and provided interconnectivity in 1986 with the NSFNET project, which also created network access to the supercomputer sites in the United States from research and education organizations.
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In the early 1980s, the NSF funded the establishment for additional supercomputing centres at several universities, and provided interconnectivity in 1986 with the NSFNET project, which also created network access to the supercomputer sites in the United States from research and education organizations.
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Cable, satellite and internet added to CRTC's responsibilities from 1984 to 2015.
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Computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee invented the worldwide web.
Network of information available to anyone with network connection. -
The internet browser ERWISE was created.
It is the first to have a graphical interphase. -
The internet browser MOSAIC created.
This made many companies to follow the trend. -
Netscape Navigator created.
Has 90% of web usage. -
Companies started providing dial-up internet access.
People could connect to the internet through telephone line.
Telephone line plugged into a modem and the other end plugged into the phone jack.
Telephone and the internet could not be used at the same time. -
Twitter had never existed in any campaign before the 2008 presidential election, where it was successfully integrated into President Obama's campaign. Although voting has traditionally been regarded as a private decision, millions took to social media to openly express their political approval or contempt.
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The Hudson River emergency landing was one of the most famous instances of reporting via Twitter. Onlooker Janis Krums probably wasn't anticipating he'd be the first to break the story when he snapped this shot with his phone. Nevertheless, he uploaded the photo to TwitPic while on the ferry to rescue the passengers.
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The speed of social media has changed the way we learn about and respond to natural disasters. After a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, nonprofits used social media to mobilize rescue efforts and to support the community. This also saw the deployment of one of the most successful text-to-donate campaigns seen at the time. The Red Cross in particular has become very good as using social media to organize volunteers and solicit donations for relief work.
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Today CRTC is the regulator of landline, mobile phones, radios, TV, and the internet. Each sector is treated differently and governed by different acts in CRTC.
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- Ensure access to Canadian content “CanCon”
-Both bilingual and multicultural - Regulate fair and affordable telecom access (access to telephone and more recently, the internet)
eg. Pricing and online piracy
- Ensure access to Canadian content “CanCon”
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13 full-time commissioners make decision at CRTC
Including 1 chair (Jean-Pierre Blais) and 2 vice chairs 6 part-time commissioners also make decisions at CRTC
