Aliant to expand TV presence with regional cable license

OTTAWA – The CRTC on Friday approved an application by Aliant Telecom for a regional cable license spanning the larger centres in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Until now, Aliant had licenses for Halifax, Saint John and Moncton. It currently offers a DSL-delivered digital TV option in Halifax and was a pioneer in DSL TV, offering an earlier version of the technology (ADSL) in the two New Brunswick towns between 1999 and 2001. Aliant's new regional Class 1 license is for: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Sackville, Nova Scotia; Saint John and Moncton, New Brunswick; and St. John’s,...