Cable / Telecom News

No newsletter on Tuesday

OF COURSE, WHILE ANY news will still be published as it happens, due to the upcoming long weekend, Cartt.ca will not distribute a newsletter on Tuesday, March 24th. We… Continue Reading

Cogeco extends phone service in Quebec

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable announced today the launch of its Digital Phone service in Bic, Sainte-Luce, Ste-Blandine et St-Fabien, St-Gédéon and St-Martin-de-Beauce, Québec. Residents can now take advantage of… Continue Reading

Bell sale closing pushed back again

MONTREAL – Bell Canada has announced the schedule established by the Québec Court of Appeal for the legal proceedings related to the appeals initiated by certain holders of… Continue Reading

Set top demand to decline after 2010

THE SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION industry is characterized by two broad growth patterns: maturing markets with decaying rates and high growth/emerging markets, says research firm In-Stat In more mature markets, such… Continue Reading

Bell techs in strike position

MONTREAL – After months of bargaining and weeks of voting, 88% of the approximately 5,000 technical employees represented by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers’ Union of Canada (CEP) have… Continue Reading

Bell bondholders continue to fight

TORONTO – The Ad Hoc Committee of the 1976 and 1996 Bell Canada debentureholders said late Monday it has launched appeals against the court judgments rendered on March 7,… Continue Reading

Many Canadians suffering from

OTTAWA – A majority of Canadians suffer from disconnect anxiety – or feelings of disorientation and nervousness experienced when they are unable to connect to the Internet or a… Continue Reading