Cable / Telecom News

Cogeco VOIP now available in Drummondville

MONTREAL – As of today, Cogeco Cable high speed Internet subscribers in Drummondville, Que., can become Cogeco Digital Phone customers. Drummondville is now the second city in Québec, after Trois-Rivières,... Continue Reading

Aliant adds speed

SAINT JOHN – Aliant announced today that its High-Speed Ultra service now boasts speeds up to three times faster than the company’s regular high speed digital subscriber line service. "Aliant... Continue Reading

Rogers, Intel, Redline, test WiMax

TORONTO – Ted Rogers’ Muskoka cottage took centre stage today at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. His place on Lake Rosseau, about two hours north of Toronto, was... Continue Reading

New Telecom Act required

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

Westman buys Shilo

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

Telecom a “critical priority” says Emerson

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

TECHNOLOGY: HomePlug AV spec approved

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

Rogers adds HD on the Rock

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

Videotron adds NFL Sunday Ticket

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