Cable / Telecom News

Telus signs $137 million IP/HR deal

TORONTO – Telus has signed a 15-year agreement with Hamilton Health Sciences to deliver the process and information technology components of its human resource services. Valued at $137 million,… Continue Reading

Rogers Cable backs Cybertip.ca

TORONTO – Over 1,200 Rogers Cable trucks in Ontario, Newfoundland and New Brunswick will begin sporting “Stop it! Report it!” decals as the MSO announced today it is supporting… Continue Reading

SCTE calls for Cable-Tec papers

EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) announced today it’s seeking proposals for technical workshops that will be offered during Cable-Tec Expo 2006, which is set… Continue Reading

Addressing the global digital divide

TUNIS, Tunisia – After three days of intense negotiations, the World Summit on the Information Society wrapped up November 16th in Tunis, Tunisia with a pledge to bridge the… Continue Reading

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… 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… 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… 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… Continue Reading