OTTAWA – The Liberal party is calling on the federal government to help increase cell phone and Internet competition in Canada.“We have a real competition problem in this country that... Continue Reading
HALIFAX - Canada's communications regulatory regime is in desperate need of repair, says a report by The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS).In the recently released ‘In The End of that... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Shaw Communications has closed its acquisition of Mountain Cablevision from the Boris Family who has owned Mountain Cablevision for the past 50 years. The transaction was subject to approval... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG - MTS Allstream has lent its voice to the fee-for-carriage debate, urging its customers to “speak out” to the CRTC against proposals by broadcasters which it says could add... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Following the lead of its peers, Cogeco Cable’s Canadian operations continued to grow during the recession, the company reported today. The company continues to struggle in Portugal, although... Continue Reading
By Michael Janigan, PIACTHE CURRENT SPECTACLE of Canada’s television networks engaged in a pie-throwing contest with the cable and satellite industry seems as confusing to the viewer as an episode... Continue Reading
GERMANTOWN, Md. And WOODSTOCK, NB - Barrett Xplore Inc., Canada's largest rural broadband provider, has committed to acquire and operate over 10 Gbps of capacity on Jupiter, a next-generation, high-throughput... Continue Reading
CONSUMERS CITED speed, security and range as the most important factors in their purchasing decisions of broadband customer premise equipment (CPE) such as modems, routers, and residential gateways, according to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Communications will offer $1 billion worth of debt securities which it says will be used for general corporate purposes, including funding shareholder returns.The senior unsecured multi-maturity notes... Continue Reading
BURNABY, BC – Smart phones sales continued power financial results at Glentel.The telecom retailer reported consolidated sales for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $81.9 million, compared to... Continue Reading
