OTTAWA – A number of Canada's leading information technology companies (Rogers and Bell, for example) have united to urge the government to modernize the Telecommunications Act in order to promote... Continue Reading
BRANDON, Man. – Westman Communications added the Shilo Canadian Forces Base cable system in a purchase this summer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Westman will get about... Continue Reading
REGINA and SASKATOON – Industry Minister David Emerson touched on the telecommunications sector in speeches to the Regina and Saskatoon Chambers of Commerce today.Calling telecom a “critical priority”, Emerson added “information... Continue Reading
SAN RAMON, Calif. - The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, which oversees the growing industry of interconnecting media devices in the home through the electrical system, last week announced that its specification... Continue Reading
ST. JOHN's, Nfld. - Rogers Cable announced the addition of a number of new high definition channels to its digital cable lineup in Newfoundland. The company has a total of... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Some Videotron digital cable customers will have access to every National Football League game this coming season. Starting September 11, 2005, subscribers to Vidéotron's illico digital TV service... Continue Reading
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – EastLink announced recently it is spending $19 million in brining local telephone competition to the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. Co-CEO Dan McKeen made the announcement earlier... Continue Reading
SAINT JOHN - Aliant recently announced two new initiatives in partnership with the Aliant Pioneer Volunteers to make back-to-school easier for children in need. The BCE-owned eastern telco (serving New... Continue Reading
AT LAST COUNT, THERE WERE 103 submissions to the three-person panel in charge of Industry Canada’s Telecom Policy Review. Boy, do they have some summer/fall reading in front of them.... Continue Reading
VICTORIA – Shaw Digital Cable customers can now see Fox HD if they have the correct box and television set. The company made the announcement today. The channel will be... Continue Reading
