Cable / Telecom News

Unshackled

THAT SOUND YOU HEARD from Ottawa late Wednesday afternoon was that of Industry Minister Maxime Bernier jangling his keys to the shackles Canada's incumbent telephone companies have said repeatedly they... Continue Reading

Committee tells Minister to withdraw order

OTTAWA – After thousands of words of testimony from various telecom industry players and consumer groups, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology has recommended the Minister of Industry... Continue Reading

Bragg makes an offer for Amtelecom

AYLMER, Ont. - Bragg Communications, owner of eastern cableco EastLink has made an offer to purchase Amtelecom Income Fund, the two companies announced this morning. Bragg "announced today that they... Continue Reading

Seeing through Rogers Vision

TORONTO – Captain Kirk warped into Toronto today to help Rogers Wireless launch wireless video calling, a new service that will turn customers' mobile handsets into a webcam for face-to-face... Continue Reading

Mountain wins CoC award

HAMILTON - Mountain Cablevision has been awarded the outstanding business achievement award in the communications technology category by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. The independent cableco, founded by Owen Boris,... Continue Reading