• A Canadian driver checking cellphone reception on a rural road near a distant mobile tower.

    Canada Cellphone Coverage Maps Are Changing: New CRTC Standard Targets Dead Zones

    Canada’s telecom regulator is changing how wireless carriers report cellphone coverage. The new CRTC standard is designed to make coverage maps more accurate, show signal strength in greater detail and give Canadians a way to report places where published maps do not match real-world service.