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Colba.Net Telecom expanding IPTV footprint in Quebec

MONTREAL - Colba.Net Telecom is expanding its new Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The move follows CRTC approval of its the application for a broadcasting regional licence to operate a Class 1 terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertaking in Montreal, Drummondville, Trois-Rivières, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, and in the surrounding areas of Quebec. The Commission has also recently approved its licences to operate terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) in Ontario, BC, the Maritimes and across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It says its new IPTV service will offer several high definition (HD) channels, including some of the most popular American and Canadian channels. "Once again...