Cable / Telecom News

Wireless rebounds at Bell

MONTREAL – It’s hoped that today’s quarterly financial report is the final one Bell Canada Enterprises has to make public, as the giant telco has almost finished the work to... Continue Reading

Aliant launches Apple purchase plan

HALIFAX – Eastern telco Aliant has signed an agreement with Apple to add the MacBook to its computer purchase program line-up. Aliant is the first North American service provider to... Continue Reading

Cogeco to buy FibreWired Burlington

BURLINGTON – Cogeco Cable has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of FibreWired Burlington Hydro Communications, Burlington Hydro Electric Inc.'s telecommunications division. The purchase price was not... Continue Reading

Inside the RCI press conference

TORONTO – Limited in our questions as we were (no talking about iPhone, no talking about the advanced wireless spectrum auction), here’s a pretty good taste of what we media... Continue Reading

STB market looking strong

LAST YEAR, THE CABLE set top box market experienced record-setting growth, as both worldwide unit shipments and revenues reached new highs (41 million units), reports market research company In-Stat. And... Continue Reading

Rogers names new board member

TORONTO - Rogers Communications has elected Isabelle Marcoux to the company’s board of directors. She is vice-chair of the board, and vice-president, corporate development, of Transcontinental Inc. of Montreal, the... Continue Reading