MARKING A STUNNING break with the past, North American cable operators are now embracing telco-like PON (passive optical network) technology to deliver multimedia services over fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks.
In…
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OTTAWA – The complexity – some might say silliness – of Canada’s telecommunications foreign ownership rules were on full display last week as the Federal Court heard arguments on…
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MONTREAL – Videotron has named Serge Legris to the position of VP of engineering – wireless access.
Legris will be responsible for continuing the roll-out of Videotron’s wireless access network,…
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MONTREAL – Bell has launched a new video exchange service that it says provides customers with the ability to communicate more efficiently using video over IP networks.
The Bell Video…
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EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has trimmed its board of directors by four members in a move designed to better align the organization with…
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TIMMINS, ON – The NDP is calling for tighter net neutrality rules after describing usage-based Internet billing (UBB) as unfair and anti-competitive.
New Democrat digital affairs critic Charlie Angus, who…
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HALIFAX – Bell Aliant’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network FibreOp will be available in Halifax by the middle of the year, the telco confirmed Thursday.
The company announced a $55 million investment in…
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TORONTO – Cogeco Cable has become the latest BDU to add Rogers Sportsnet One to its programming lineup.
Cogeco launched the five month old national sports channel on Wednesday in standard…
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OTTAWA – A coalition of cultural organizations is pleading with the Federal Court to consider the “devastating” impact that foreign ownership in the telecom and broadcasting industries would have…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC received more than 10,000 complaints from consumers about Bell Canada’s telemarketers, many of which described the calls as “aggressive and abusive”, according to a report…
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