AS OF THIS WRITING, it appears the next CRTC chair will be an interim one – someone who will keep the lights on and the bills paid through the…
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OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is apparently going to call for a 5% levy on ISPs in order to pay for Canadian content in a new…
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OTTAWA – CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said something Tuesday that caught the eye of many in the telecom business – that he believes the Innovation, Science and Economic Development…
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SAN JOSE, CA – A projected increase in Internet users, devices, machine-to-machine (M2M) connections, average broadband speed advances, and video viewing will serve to drive up global Internet Protocol…
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INUVIK, NT – A new 1,154 kilometre fibre optic line in the Northwest Territories is now online, offering high-speed Internet access to communities in the Mackenzie Valley region.
Contracted by…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) has finalized a master affiliate agreement with NFL International LLC for the distribution of NFL Network and NFL On Demand.
Launched…
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MONTREAL – French-language hunting and fishing channel Seasons is launching on Videotron beginning June 15.
Distributed by Canal+ Group subsidiary Thema, Seasons launched in Canada in 2016 and is…
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WELL, GIVEN THAT WE'RE celebrating media in Alberta, let's just start by saying that CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais demurred from simply mumbling "adios" and riding quietly into a western…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion brought its Gigabit Internet service to Quebec Tuesday, launching in various sectors of Trois-Rivières.
UltraFibre 1Gig service will roll out in successive phases in the Ontario…
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MONTREAL and CALGARY – Videotron is continuing to shed its wireless spectrum outside of Quebec, announcing early Tuesday that Shaw Communications has bought seven licences for $430 million.
The sale…
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