CALGARY – Saltspring Cablevision will be acquired by Shaw Communications, the companies announced this morning. This follows yesterday’s announcement of Shaw’s purchase of Pemberton Cable.
Saltspring Cablevision serves about 1,500…
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – In just seven years since their original introduction, personal video recorders have gone from "niche" to mainstream, according to research firm In-Stat.
2005 was another banner…
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DALLAS – A U.S. report released this week says "there are a sufficient number of ambivalent or dissatisfied cable and DBS subscribers that a competitive offering with even slight…
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TORONTO – MTS Allstream used the Canadian Telecom Summit to launch its IP Trunking service.
The Winnipeg-based provincial telco and national alternative provider is the first Canadian service provider…
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TORONTO – Fair and not-too-expensive access to the incumbent telco infrastructure must be maintained, especially in the enterprise market, for real competition to be seen, MTS Allstream CEO Pierre…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable launched its digital phone service in Niagara Falls today.
Currently, 50% of homes passed in the corporation’s territories have access to digital phone service. Service…
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BURNABY, B.C. – Cable power supply manufacturer Alpha Technologies announced it has hired Mark W. Schnarr as its new president and CEO.
Schnarr brings 30 years of business management,…
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TORONTO – The Canadian Telecom Summit’s "regulatory blockbuster" session is a must-view event every year.
This year was no different as regulatory chiefs from Bell Canada (Mirko Bibic), Rogers…
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TORONTO – Providing voice over Internet is only the beginning.
A richer, fuller feature set (video, videoconferencing, seamless wireless and wireline integration and other niche services) will be what…
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TORONTO – KBS World has been added to Rogers Cable’s ever-growing stable of multicultural channels.
KBS World, a Korean-language channel with English subtitles, is a general entertainment channel which is…
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