Cable / Telecom News

ExpressVu adds sports and news iTV

TORONTO - TSN Extra and CBC News Plus, two new interactive TV services have been added to Bell ExpressVu's service. Customers can now choose the news and sports they want... Continue Reading

SaskTel hits 50,000 TV customer mark

REGINA – After adding high definition this month, these are heady times for SaskTel's Max Entertainment Service, which announced its 50,000th customer on Monday.“On behalf of everyone at SaskTel, I... Continue Reading

Three companies vie for 29 sat slots

OTTAWA – Last week, Industry Canada announced that three companies had submitted a total of 29 applications for new satellite orbital positions across several frequencies to serve Canadians. Telesat and... Continue Reading

Telus and Dell team up

VANCOUVER - Mobile broadband capabilities on select Dell Latitude and XPS notebooks and Precision mobile workstations will enable the units to access the Internet over the Telus wireless high speed (EVDO)... Continue Reading

Aliant lowers Nordiq offer

HALIFAX – Thanks to the federal government's decision on income trusts, Bell Aliant Income Fund has revised its offer to take Bell Nordiq Income Fund private.Bell Aliant currently holds a... Continue Reading

More Canadian satellite pirates sunk

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - EchoStar Communications along with security partner NagraStar and Canadian DTH company Bell ExpressVu have seized satellite equipment and customer records of a number of satellite piracy companies.... Continue Reading

Fibre link done, more to come

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - CityWest Cable and Telephone has finished its 150 km fibre link project along Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert, the company announced Wednesday. “The completion... Continue Reading