Cable / Telecom News

Cogeco launches voice in Chatham

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable continued its market-by-market rollout of voice service today, launching its Digital Phone in Chatham, Ont. (about an hour east of Windsor). Currently, 32% of homes… Continue Reading

Telesat reveals Nimiq 4 plans

OTTAWA – Delivering next generation TV services, Telesat today unveiled plans for Nimiq 4, its next direct broadcast satellite. Telesat’s eighteenth satellite will enable Telesat’s customer (and corporate cousin),… Continue Reading

Quebecor Media saving $80 million a year

MONTREAL – Quebecor Media today announced a long-term debt refinancing that will trim the company’s annual financial expenses by close to $80 million. The refinancing, consisting primarily of the… Continue Reading

A February Free-view down East

HALIFAX – EastLink announced today that it will make 42 channels available free of charge to its digital customers through the month of February. From January 31 at 5… Continue Reading

Videotron speeds up

MONTREAL – Videotron announced today it is increasing its basic Internet service speed from 300 Kbps to 600 Kbps and the Extreme High-Speed service from 6.5 Mbps to 10… Continue Reading