Cable / Telecom News

Aliant covers 82% of N & L

ST. JOHN’s – Atlantic Canada’s incumbent telco, Aliant, today announced a $14 million investment in their digital wireless network across the Avalon Peninsula. Customers in Petty Harbour, Maddox Cove… Continue Reading

Vonage Canada expands

MISSISSAUGA – Voice over Internet Protocol provider Vonage Canada today announced an aggressive expansion of its service by providing local phone number exchanges to consumers and small businesses in… Continue Reading

Multi-platform match on Videotron

MONTREAL – Videotron, INTERBOX and La Cage aux Sports announced Friday a partnership that will give Quebec boxing fans multiple ways to see the Lucian Bute/Jose Spearman fight on… Continue Reading

CCSA signs Planete

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and French specialty channel Planete, have signed a master affiliate agreement. Planete is a 15-year-old 24/7 documentary channel out of Europe… Continue Reading

Phone Nome, on Shaw

CALGARY – Shaw Communications announced today that its Shaw Digital Phone customers can now call Alaska and Hawaii as part of their unlimited, anytime long distance calling plan. This… Continue Reading

Encrypted ExpressVu

MONTREAL – Bell Canada today made official the introduction of a new signal encryption system for its Bell ExpressVu satellite TV service. As of July 1, 2005, all television… Continue Reading