Cogeco to buy FibreWired Burlington

BURLINGTON – Cogeco Cable has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of FibreWired Burlington Hydro Communications, Burlington Hydro Electric Inc.'s telecommunications division. The purchase price was not disclosed.FibreWired Burlington Hydro Communications, which operates a broadband network equipped with next generation ATM and Ethernet technology, provides Burlington organizations with broadband capacity for data networking, high-speed Internet access, hosting services, ebusiness applications, video conferencing and other advanced communications. This is the second municipally owned telecom net Cogeco has bought this past month, having recently agreed to acquire MaXess in Windsor. Cogeco Cable will use the Burlington network to expand...