Cable / Telecom News

Quebec RCMP arrest more pirates

SAINT-GEORGES-DE-BEAUCE – RCMP officers of the Beauce-Amiante and Québec City detachments, with the assistance of an expert of Industry Canada, arrested two suspects in relation to the sale of satellite... Continue Reading

Bell unions to merge

MONTREAL - This morning the General Council of the Canadian Telecommunications Employees' Association (CTEA) supported a merger agreement concluded last week between their organization and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers... Continue Reading

Designing a better handset

TORONTO – Starting this month, third-year industrial design students at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) will get to work shaping Canada’s booming wireless industry with an innovative... Continue Reading

Cogeco adds MTV to Quebec lineup

MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable has announced the addition of Canada’s MTV to its digital line-up in Quebec. “By adding MTV, we are giving our customers the choice to watch even... Continue Reading

CRTC extends deadline for BDU submissions

OTTAWA – The CRTC announced Wednesday it is giving interested parties more time to prepare their submissions for the regulatory review of broadcasting distribution. Responding to a series of requests,... Continue Reading

CRTC seals Bragg’s purchase of Persona

OTTAWA – The CRTC has approved the transfer of Persona Communications Corp., and its subsidiary Northern Cablevision, to Bragg Communications, the parent company of EastLink, effectively doubling Bragg’s size and... Continue Reading