WINNIPEG – MTS said Monday that it has signed up its 100,000 television subscriber, nine years after first launching its digital TV service in Manitoba.
The MTS Classic TV service debuted in 2003, and the company’s IPTV service, known as MTS Ultimate TV, launched in 2009 making MTS the first Canadian provider to offer the Microsoft Mediaroom platform.
MTS Ultimate TV is currently available to 95% of Winnipeg households as well as in Brandon, Portage La Prairie, Selkirk, Dauphin and a growing number of homes in Steinbach, Thompson and The Pas. The telco plans to invest up to $125 million over five years to bring its fibre-to-the-home network to more than 20 communities in Manitoba, and to further expand the availability of its TV service and high-speed Internet services.
"Our customers tell us they value the flexibility of MTS TV's channel theme groups, the high quality 100 per cent digital picture and sound, and the innovative features that make our service unique," said president Kelvin Shepherd, in the announcement. "Customers also like the ability to save by bundling their MTS TV service together with their MTS high-speed Internet, wireless and home phone services. MTS has been an industry leader in deploying IPTV and we are excited about continuing to innovate and enhance the service going forward."
