OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has made another move with plans to establish a do not call list for consumers to stop unwanted telemarketing. The commission has put out a request... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Unionized workers with Bell Aliant have ratified a new four-year collective agreement. Members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Atlantic Communications Council (CEPACC) ratified the... Continue Reading
REGINA – The government of Saskatchewan is rolling out free wireless in the business districts of its cities, which it says is Canada’s largest outdoor wireless network and the first... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Competition continues to grow for Canadian companies in the telecommunications industry, the CRTC says in its 2007 telecom monitoring report. Total revenues for the industry as a whole... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is deregulating the first residential telephone markets in Canada, in Fort McMurray, and parts of the Maritimes. The ILECs, TELUS and Bell Aliant, will no longer... Continue Reading
VICTORIA – Victoria-based equipment manufacturer Vecima Networks has hit two milestones, selling and shipping its 100,000th QAM Modular Channels and its 200,000th CMTS Upconverter modules. Vecima, a leading provider of... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A lighter but much cheaper version of the TiVo HD digital video recorder is debuting at the CTAM summit in Washington today, at a price of just... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Lawyers for Look Communications and Bell Canada battled in court yesterday over fees for the telco's services, the latest development in a months-old dispute over billing amounting to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has taken away the dual carriage status of five specialties as of Sept. 1 this year. Currently, eight specialties have dual status on the basic tier:... Continue Reading
COMING OFF A SUCCESSFUL free trial that saw 43,000 subscribers sign up for its OneZone WiFi service in downtown Toronto, Toronto Hydro Telecom moved to a subscription-based service in late... Continue Reading