Cable / Telecom News

Videotron to raise US$175 million

MONTREAL - Videotron Ltee announced today that it intends to offer, on a private placement basis, approximately US$175 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due December 15, 2015.The... Continue Reading

Bill Fraser, MTS CEO, to retire

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Telecom Services is in the market for a new CEO. The company announced today that its board of directors has begun a process to select a replacement... Continue Reading

VIA to ride with Allstream

TORONTO – VIA Rail announced today that Allstream will provide voice and data services in all of its train stations and administrative offices across the country. Under this new three-year... Continue Reading

Videotron signs 75,000 VOIP subs

MONTREAL – Buried at the bottom of a press release touting a magazine survey and that its illico digital TV service now has about 411,000 customers was a note saying... Continue Reading

Vonage hits a million

MISSISSAUGA – Third party broadband telephony provider Vonage announced today it recently turned on its millionth line. "In a very short time, Vonage has woken up a dormant telecommunications industry... Continue Reading