Cable / Telecom News

Papers please, asks SCTE Ontario

HAMILTON - The next SCTE Ontario Chapter general meeting will be held Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 in Hamilton, with the theme of Fiber to the Premise/Home/etc. – otherwise known as... Continue Reading

Aliant to expand its rural phone base

KENORA – Bell Aliant said today it will spend $27 million to buy the Kenora Municipal Telephone System from the City of Kenora. "In an increasingly competitive industry, Bell Aliant... Continue Reading

EastLink debuts new LD plans

HALIFAX – EastLink is celebrating the new year with three new long distance plans. The company said in a press release the new plans “will offer customers long distance choice... Continue Reading

Satellite TV pirate jailed

TORONTO – EchoStar Communications, along with security partner NagraStar LLC and Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership, today announced “another victory against satellite piracy in the Canadian court system,” reads a press... Continue Reading

Consumers can call in complaints

GATINEAU - A newly established consumer agency, the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services, was given a conditional go-ahead by the CRTC this Thursday afternoon. "We are very pleased that... Continue Reading

Bell to operate Do Not Call List

GATINEAU – Bell Canada has won a five-year contract to run the newly established National Do Not Call List (DNCL), the CRTC announced today. The company was the only bidder... Continue Reading

Teletoon Retro on Cogeco

MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable has added Teletoon Retro to its digital channel lineup. Launched October 1st, the channel offers familiar friends like Fat Albert, Tom & Jerry, Rocky and Bullwinkle... Continue Reading

IPTV specs set

GENEVA – While IPTV deployments are well under way around the world, standards surrounding the service’s technology have never been set. Until now. Today the International Telecommunication Union released the... Continue Reading