Cable / Telecom News

B.C. court sides with Shaw in ad row (updated)

By Ahmad Hathout VANCOUVER – A British Columbia court has dismissed an injunction application filed by Telus over Shaw’s promotion of its new Fibre+ internet product launched earlier this year. In a September 11 ruling made public this week, the B.C. Supreme Court said it is unconvinced by Telus’ argument that the average customer would care about the differences between Shaw’s hybrid fibre-coaxial cable network and Telus’ fibre to the home technology when deciding on a broadband provider. Telus asked the court in June to force Shaw to stop using “Fibre+” for its highest internet speeds until a final determination...