VANCOUVER – Telus is spending $600 million over three years to enhance its broadband network in British Columbia, Alberta, and eastern Quebec, the company announced. By installing advanced Internet equipment... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC has approved SaskTel’s application for a national general interest pay-per-view service. The service would air mainly live sports, concerts, and other events, as well as pre-recorded... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC is considering requests from Videotron and Rogers Cable to add more foreign channels to the list of eligible satellite non-Canadian services that can be carried here... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Shaw Cable will offer regular games from the 2006-2007 NHL season of the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and Edmonton Oilers on pay per view in Western Canada. The... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Seven out of 10 Canadians don’t want the incumbent telephone companies to set their own prices for local phone service, according to a new survey conducted by a... Continue Reading
NEW YORK – The percentage of Americans who have downloaded a television show from the Internet has doubled in the past year, but it’s still early days for adopting the... Continue Reading
PARIS and MURRAY HILL, N.J. – Shareholders of Alcatel and Lucent Technologies have approved the merger of the two companies. Both firms held shareholders’ meetings on Thursday. The companies expect... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – EastLink Cable has added six channels to its digital line-up for its Maritime customers. Subscribers will be able to watch The Military Channel, The Fight Network, World Fishing... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Aliant has launched Atlantic Canada’s first mobile streaming video clip service for customers’ multimedia cell phones. Streaming TV Clip service, powered by QuickPlay Media, provides customers with unlimited... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Ottawa-based satellite service provider RAMTelecom is expanding operations by opening an office in Calgary and moving to new facilities in Ottawa. The moves come less than two months... Continue Reading
