TORONTO – Globalive Wireless placed Canada’s first Advanced Wireless Network (AWS) call Saturday, proving the viability of it’s next generation wireless network.
The AWS band uses microwave frequencies for…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has asked the government to cut the fees that it pays for cellular and personal communications service licences.
In response to…
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MILVERTON, Ont. – When we writers offer up a dateline, or placeline to begin a story, like the one here that denotes the little town west of Kitchener I…
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GATINEAU – Scolding the broadcast industry for not heeding its warnings two years ago, the CRTC approved Pelmorex Communications’ plan to make emergency alerts available to all broadcasters across…
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GATINEAU – With no emergency broadcast system in place in Canada (and none on the horizon yet), Pelmorex Media (owners of the Weather Network and MétéoMédia) asked the CRTC…
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STRATFORD, Ont. – Um, in case anyone out there thought working in media was going to get less bewildering, to paraphrase Dr. David Jacobson: “You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.”…
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CASEY’S RESTAURANT has been a popular watering hole in Timmins for years. Right on Highway 101, which bisects the Northern Ontario town, everyone knows where it is and being…
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STRATFORD, Ont. – "We have the opportunity to lead the world in digital media and create a national advantage by investing in innovation and turning that into commercially viable…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Media announced Wednesday evening it has filed a formal offer to purchase the Montreal Canadiens hockey team and its properties.
The offer has been approved by…
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WINNIPEG – Craig Wireless Systems has named Rod Vandenbos as its new president, effective immediately.
Vandenbos was most recently the general manager and director of business development of subsidiary…
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