Cable / Telecom News

More new foreign channels approved

OTTAWA – Five additional foreign channels have been added to the eligible satellite list, the CRTC announced Thursday. All are third-language channels which the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association asked… Continue Reading

Dalfen to close Telecom Summit

TORONTO – CRTC chairman Charles Dalfen will deliver the closing keynote address at the 2006 Canadian Telecom Summit. Canada’s leading event for the telecommunications industry, the summit attracts more… Continue Reading

Blackberry workaround, works

WATERLOO – Blackberry maker Research In Motion said today it has developed and tested software workaround designs for all handsets operating on converged voice/data networks in the United States…. Continue Reading

Vonage names new CEO, launches IPO

NEW YORK – VOIP provider Vonage Holdings hopes to raise US$250 million in an initial public offering, The Wall Street Journal reported today. The $250 million offering comes after… Continue Reading