Cable / Telecom News

Boyer to join Videotron

OTTAWA – Charles Boyer, vice-president, external and governmental relations at the Canadian Association of Broadcasters left the association this month. He will be joining Videotron help lead the company’s regulatory... Continue Reading

Shaw family buys a million shares

CALGARY – The Shaw family today continued their practice of buying shares of the company JR Shaw founded. The family announced today it purchased a million class B non-voting shares... Continue Reading

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