TORONTO – MTS Allstream said that expanding its IP fibre network into targeted markets across Canada continues to pay off, noting that it signed 60 new IP contracts in…
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CALGARY – The Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) has asked the CRTC to assign the three digit number 8-1-1 to the Canadian ‘Call Before You Dig’ program, as it…
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EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has unveiled a backup powering system for cable that uses environmentally friendly technologies to maintain power during an interruption or blackout.
The prototype, which is…
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SAN JOSE, CA – Cisco will cut 6,500 jobs and has sold off its set-top box manufacturing facility in Mexico in an effort to become more efficient and profitable.
The…
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GATINEAU – The MTS Allstream proposal to give wholesale ISPs access to bandwidth for a fixed price was given a thorough examination Tuesday on the last day of the usage-based…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications’ new movie service Shaw Movie Club is off to a rather controversial start.
Last Thursday, while promoting the launch of the service, president Peter Bissonnette said…
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OTTAWA – Governor General David Johnston, the late Ed Jarmain, the late Dr. George Sinclair and Dr. Michael Binder will be inducted into the Telecommunications Hall of Fame this fall…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is requiring nomadic and fixed/non-native VoIP service providers to make their customers’ telephone numbers available to 9-1-1 operators.
In a policy released late last week,…
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REGINA – SaskTel and the Communications, Energy and Paperworker’s Union of Canada (CEP) have formally agreed on a new agreement.
CEP union members voted late last week to ratify the…
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TORONTO – Mobilicity has unveiled some intergalactic spokespersons and the tagline ‘Now, that’s smart’ as part of its new corporate identity.
The wireless carrier said Monday that part of its new strategy…
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