TORONTO – Evolving technology combined with wire-line network infrastructure will transform Canadian telcos and cable companies into interchangeable broadband services providers, predicts a new report from Moody’s.
The report ‘Canadian…
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CALGARY – Shaw Direct’s additional capacity on a third satellite will increase its satellite television services by 30% by 2012.
Thanks to an agreement with Telesat, Shaw’s “significant investment” includes 16…
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MONTREAL – Videotron will boost the file transfer limit on its basic Internet service from 2 Gb to 3 Gb effective April 1st.
The company said that the move to increase both transfer…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The CCSA has amended its agreement with Discovery Communications to include the addition of TLC HD.
TLC features docu-series and reality based programming designed to engage the…
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EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has published three new industry technical standards to provide cable operators with new reliability tools to ensure, measure, and…
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Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL – Lynx Mobility has signed an agreement with the community leaders in the Mushuau Innu Band Council to provide cellular service to Natuashish by the…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has revised the framework for expanded local calling areas (LCA) in markets that contain only regulated exchanges.
The Commission issued a call for comments…
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MONTREAL – After funding more than 7,800 long-distance residential calls to Chile in the aftermath of last month’s earthquake, Videotron has announced that it will pull the offer at…
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VANCOUVER – Novus Entertainment’s unique fibre optic cable network now stretches from Metro Vancouver through to nearby Richmond.
Thanks to a partnership with InTransitBC, operator of the Canada Line, the 288 count fibre-optic…
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OTTAWA – “There is a concern that these restrictions are impairing the growth and competitiveness of the industry to the detriment of consumers and the industry as a whole,”…
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