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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Continue Reading

Bell says it’s flexible too, and sues

VANCOUVER – Bell Mobility has launched a lawsuit against Telus over the latter’s recent ad campaign, saying it’s wireless plans are every bit as flexible as Telus’. Telus launched… Continue Reading