MINDEMOYA, ON – Eastlink said today its fibre network is now complete in Mindemoya, Ont., as the company continues to expand its fibre footprint in the province.
The project in Mindemoya, located on Manitoulin Island, was partly funded by the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund program. Eastlink last provided an update on the project in January.
“Demand for access to high-speed internet in more rural communities has never been greater, which makes builds like these so important,” Eastlink CEO Jeff Gillham said in a press release today. “We’re proud to deliver on that in Mindemoya…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The spate of acquisitions by incumbents of wholesale internet service providers in recent months is not because of a difficult market or bad wholesale access rates, Bell argued in its most recent submission to the CRTC’s wholesale internet framework proceeding, which is messaging that runs counter to what competitors have been saying.
“These acquisitions were completed for a variety of reasons, including succession planning, and the sales were made at strong valuations, not because the Resellers went bankrupt, were driven out of the market or…because of ‘the broken wholesale access model,’” Bell said, in reference to…
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HALIFAX – Halifax-based Purple Cow Internet announced last week it has expanded into Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.
“We are excited to extend our services to Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, bringing our cost-effective internet, TV, and phone solutions to these communities,” Bradley Farquhar, CEO of Purple Cow, said in a press release.
“Our goal is to drive down the overall cost of internet services and ensure that everyone has access to reliable and high-speed connectivity,” Farquhar added. “With our expansion, we have ample opportunity to make a positive impact in these new provinces.”
The telecom now operates in three provinces. The…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The CRTC is being asked to raise the financial threshold for registering online services with the commission and ensure transactional video services are made to contribute to the system when it implements the new Online Streaming Act.
The commission asked the public to submit comments by last week into two out of three consultations it is holding about the implementation of the new Broadcasting Act framework, including who should register with the CRTC for the purposes of collecting data and possibility requiring to contribute to the Canadian content system.
But some of the major broadcasting players are…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The large telecommunications companies are telling the CRTC that it’s a bad idea to temporarily mandate access to last mile fibre under the current regime because there isn’t evidence of a need for it, it doesn’t take into consideration areas that still don’t have completed fibre infrastructure, and the process will preempt the review of the wholesale internet framework.
The CRTC said in March it is of the preliminary view that fibre-to-the-premises access under the aggregated regime should be mandated, and launched an expedited proceeding for interim access until it completes its review of the…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is requesting information surrounding the status of negotiations for access to the incumbents’ wireless networks by regional service providers.
In a letter dated June 1, the CRTC said it wants Rogers, Bell, Telus, and SaskTel and the regional players to provide it with status updates on June 8, July 7, and August 7 about access to the incumbent networks by mobile virtual network operators run by the regional providers.
It is requesting that the incumbents provide a list of agreements that are currently in place, a list of regional providers that have made requests to begin negotiations…
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By Connie Thiessen
Eastlink cable subscribers soon won’t be able to watch HGTV Canada, W Network, and Showcase, among 34 other channels on the service, as the telecom provider says it’s been unable to reach a carriage agreement with Corus Entertainment.
“We worked very hard to reach an agreement with Corus that would not impact the availability of these channels. Unfortunately, we were unable to reach such an agreement, which means we have to remove these channels from our lineup as of June 27,” Jill Laing, Eastlink’s director of public affairs, told Broadcast Dialogue.
Eastlink, which declined to say whether any discussions…
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They warn the CRTC about competitive impact of Freedom sale to Videotron
OTTAWA – The country’s largest telecoms are asking the CRTC not to forcibly allow the large enterprise and internet of things device markets to roam on its wireless networks.
The CRTC launched a proceeding in March to explore whether mobile virtual network operators mandated under the April 2021 MVNO framework should also be able to leverage the incumbents’ wireless networks to serve those other markets. It held a preliminary view that the consumer retail markets that are currently regulated are similar to the enterprise (more than…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink and Ericsson are extending by three years their existing 10-year partnership to build out the telecom’s 5G mobile network.
The extension is intended to accelerate the mobile network and 5G deployment. Eastlink said in a press release that the Swedish telecom equipment maker is preparing to supply the telecom with radios compatible with 3.5 GHz spectrum – a key spectrum band for 5G – and enhanced core network support for voice and data.
Eastlink launched its 5G network with Ericsson’s support last March and has been expanding its mobile services in recent…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is launching Wednesday a rebranding to move away from its exclusive focus on the wireless industry.
The Canadian Telecommunications Association, as it is now called, reflects the association’s “expanded focus on both wireline and wireless telecommunications,” according to a release provided exclusively to Cartt. “The new brand represents the latest chapter in the association’s nearly 50-year history.”
The association will formally announce the news later this morning.
“New technologies and consumer demands have blurred the lines between the capabilities and use of wired and wireless telecommunications,” said a blog post…
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