Cable / Telecom News

Babbl is out to disrupt wireline Internet prices

“I’m not building yesterday’s telecom,” founder says By Amanda OYE RICHMOND, B.C. – After spending nearly two decades working for a major Canadian telecom, Babbl Communications’ president and founder Jason Speers (above) decided to put what he had learned to use to bring down Internet prices in western Canada. Babbl is a third-party Internet access (TPIA) provider that was launched last September and currently serves over 40 communities in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Southern Vancouver Island and the Sea to Sky Corridor. Internet packages, which are currently being offered at a discounted rate, include $35/month for Internet 75, $45/month...