TORONTO – Canadian telecom industry insider Jeff Wiener has taken the unusual step of writing to the U.S. Department of Justice to ask them to allow the acquisition of Nortel's... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down a request from Bell Canada and Bell Aliant to revoke telephone service providers’ (TSP) authority to cancel local and long-distance services with their... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Mobile communications provider TerreStar Networks has completed its in-orbit testing for TerreStar-1, the world's largest commercial communications satellite.The satellite “met or exceeded all of its performance metrics”, the company... Continue Reading
MISSISSAUGA, ON – The popular Apple iPhone has some official competition in Canada.The new Palm Pre smart phone is now available exclusively at Bell stores and its retail partners across... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct have become the first BDUs in Canada to launch AMC in high definition.The US-based movie network, which will air the third season of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – These are busy days for Boris Culum, the winner of the SCTE’s first Young Canadian Engineering Professional of the Year award.The manager of voice network planning at Rogers... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Videotron’s illico digital TV has passed the one million customer mark in Quebec.To celebrate the milestone, Videotron will thank its very first digital subscriber with a home theatre... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Three telemarketers have been fined by the CRTC for violating the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) rules.The Commission has issued a $4,000 fine to Rob Sugar, a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – According to Telus, wireless newcomer Globalive should be declared ineligible to operate as a telecommunications common carrier in Canada, as it is controlled by persons who are not... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - ColbaNet says that they’re the first Internet service provider to offer a VDSL2 Internet access to businesses.The company, which provides Internet, telephony and web hosting to several thousand... Continue Reading
