GATINEAU – An annual report commissioned by the CRTC confirms what the telecom industry has been saying for a while about their broadband and wireless plans: It ain’t so…
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NEW YORK – Increasing handset subsidies by wireless carriers are putting more pressure on those company’s margins, according to a new report released Tuesday by Moody’s Investors Service.
In a…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has laid out the ground rules for its hearing into usage-based billing (UBB) which begins on Monday.
In a letter to stakeholders dated July 4th, the…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will take a good look at broadcasting veteran Michael MacMillan’s plans to buy independent broadcaster Glassbox Television.
MacMillan’s company Blue Ant Media agreed to acquire Glassbox…
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CALGARY – Shaw Direct is offering what it calls Canada’s smallest and powerful high definition satellite receiver.
Known as the Essential HD Receiver, the device retails for $99.99 and provides…
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TORONTO – Global News has received accolades from south of the border after the Radio Television Digital News Association (U.S.) honoured Global BC and Global Toronto with a 2011…
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MARKHAM, ON – Xplornet Communications continues to expand after announcing Tuesday that it is buying Brockville-based Internet service provider RipNET.
RipNET operates in the eastern Ontario region that extends from…
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TORONTO – Canadian smartphone users are dying to use their devices more to bank, shop and send money to family and friends.
In fact, well over a third (38%) use…
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TORONTO – After offering Canadians the chance to have a conversation with anyone they want in the world, Wind Mobile made that dream come true for 24-year-old Robbie McFarland.
McFarland,…
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TORONTO – With all the talk about apps and mobile, are Canadians really taking to this new mobile landscape? The answer is yes, but far fewer than you might…
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