Cable / Telecom News

Approval yesterday, added today

TORONTO - Rogers Cable added Phoenix North America Chinese Channel to its big list of multicultural programming today. The Commission approved the channel for addition to the eligible satellite list... Continue Reading

CableLabs issues RFI for VOIP peering

LOUISVILE, Colo. – Cable Television Laboratories has issued a request for information (RFI) for technologies to enable cable operators to share voice over IP (VOIP) traffic directly over their IP... Continue Reading

Vonage expands in B.C.

MISSISSAUGA – “After months of suffering with substandard phone service, British Columbians can now fire their phone company in favour of a better choice,” said Vonage Canada on Wednesday –... Continue Reading

Telus announces executive re-org

VANCOUVER – Wireless and wireline operations at Telus Corp. will be combined under one executive roof, the company announced this morning. The integration (which the company had taken stabs at... Continue Reading

Videotron launches VOIP on North Shore

MONTREAL – Today, Quebec MSO Videotron began rolling out voice service on the North Shore of Montreal. In under a year after its launch, Videotron’s voice over Internet protocol telephony... Continue Reading

100,000 and counting

TORONTO - Rogers Cable announced this morning that it has added its 100,000th high definition television customer, doubling the amount it had in January of 2005. As the holiday season... Continue Reading