Cable / Telecom News

Two numbers on one handset

TORONTO – Rogers Wireless customers today have the option of adding a second phone line on their single handset as the company became the first provider in Canada to launch... Continue Reading

Register now for the CCSA AGM

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. - This year's Canadian Cable Systems Alliance annual general meeting will happen next month in Mont-Tremblant, Que. Following the AGM on the morning of Sept. 24 will be a bulk purchasing trade show,... Continue Reading

BEV HD on tour

TORONTO – It’s an open secret in the TV industry that too many people are bringing home a brand new high definition television set but are not getting HDTV. What... Continue Reading

EastLink RuSh-es into another purchase

HALIFAX – EastLink today continued its consolidation of eastern cable companies by agreeing to purchase RuSh Communications, which owns cable systems in the Annapolis Valley and other rural Nova Scotia... Continue Reading

MTS closing the community channel gap

WINNIPEG – One of the competitive advantages cable companies often speak of is their cable community channels – the volunteer-driven, low on the dial micro-locally-focused channels that only they show.... Continue Reading

EastLink pushes to 15 Mbps

HALIFAX – EastLink announced Thursday the introduction of a new and faster high speed Internet product for its customers in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Boasting downloads of up... Continue Reading