REGINA – The lockout at the CBC has taken the Canada Games off the CBC airwaves, so Regina’s cable co-op Access Communications and APTN are pitching in to show the... Continue Reading
LIVING IN THE BIG CITIES, it’s easy to forget – or to never think about – what it’s like in smaller, more remote communities. A few months ago, I mentioned... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Monday was deadline day for submissions to Industry Canada’s Telecom Policy Review Panel. Not surprisingly, all stakeholders are calling for massive changes, with each pointing towards different ways... Continue Reading
MARKHAM – Equipment supplier and network solutions company Cygnal Technologies reported a better second quarter, but still came in at a loss. Revenues were $31.8 million for the quarter ended... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Effective this month, Bell Sympatico High-Speed Ultra customers in Ontario and Quebec will see their Internet access speeds rise to up to 5 Mbps (megabits per second). For... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Should access to the inside wiring of commercial or institutional buildings be expanded? The Commission wants to hear about it. Responding to a complaint from Bell ExpressVu that... Continue Reading
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – U.S. cable news channel Fox News has signed a master affiliate agreement with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance. “We are pleased to have completed an arrangement that... Continue Reading
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Municipally-owned telco CityTel acquired the remaining Monarch Cable systems last week from owner Bill Yuill and announced an overhaul of its corporate governance, too. Monarch had... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC Thursday asked the industry how it should – or if it should – regulate TV on the mobile phone handset. As reported last month by www.cartt.ca,... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Bell Canada has launched Business IP Voice, a new addition to its portfolio of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) products designed for Canadian small and medium businesses (SMB).... Continue Reading
