Cable / Telecom News

Bell not pursuing deal

MONTREAL – Bell Canada said today that despite a story in the Globe and Mail this morning speculating a U.S. private equity firm may take the telco private,… Continue Reading

Telesat goes to work in Vietnam

OTTAWA – Telesat said today that it has signed a contract to provide engineering consulting services to the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) of Vietnam. The formal contract… Continue Reading

Shaw phones Whalley

CALGARY – Shaw Communications has launched its local phone service in Whalley, B.C., the company said today. Shaw Digital Phone offers customers an alternative to the traditional home phone… Continue Reading

Source adds four HD channels

HAMILTON – Independent cable company Source Cable will add all-high-definition channels Oasis HD, Rush HD, Treasure HD and Equator HD, to its channel lineup on April 1st. “We are… Continue Reading

Former ACQ president Bujold dies

TANZANIA – Sixty-five year old Marcel Bujold, a former president of the Association des cablodistributeurs du Quebec and one of the three founders of the Gaspé region’s Cablo G,… Continue Reading