Cable / Telecom News

Orascom Telecom head to speak in Canada

MONTREAL – The chair of Orascom Telecom and major shareholder in Wind Mobile will be speaking in Montreal next weekend. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is scheduled to speak at the Egyptian… Continue Reading

BDUs can offer a local package, CRTC says

OTTAWA – Television distributors have received official CRTC approval to offer a package of local programming to viewers in smaller markets where local stations decide not to convert to digital. The… Continue Reading

Wind Mobile passes 140K sub mark

ACCORDING TO THE third quarter results of parent company Orascom Telecom, its Canadian operation, Wind Mobile, now has over 140,000 subscribers in Canada. As of the end of September this… Continue Reading