OTTAWA – Add law professor Michael Geist to the list of stakeholders who support relaxing foreign ownership restrictions in the Canadian telecom market.
In his appearance Tuesday before the Senate…
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A NUMBER OF CANADIAN Internet service providers participated in World IPv6 Launch on Wednesday, rolling out the next-generation Internet protocol.
The switch to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), which occurred…
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VANCOUVER – Despite the plethora of options, the majority of Canadians are still unwilling to cut the cord to their cable company, according to a new Ipsos Reid study…
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TORONTO – Instead of waiting for the federal government to implement a national digital economy strategy for Canada, the private sector needs to take the lead on the initiative,…
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TORONTO – Incumbent telcos Bell and Telus have proven that cable's "big pipe advantage”, is in fact, overrated, according to Canaccord Genuity telecom analyst Dvai Ghose.
In a research note to…
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MONTREAL – Broadcast equipment company Miranda Technologies has agreed to a takeover bid by its U.S. competitor Belden Inc.
Belden offered $17 per share cash for the Montreal-based company in…
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OTTAWA – The cost of telecom regulation in Canada is estimated at just over $26 million this year, a slight drop from $27.26 million last year.
The CRTC said…
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TORONTO – Independent broadcaster CHCH is hoping that viewers may be missing some of the big U.S. programming eschewed by other conventional broadcasters, and has offered them a new…
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TORONTO – Foreign capital investment for small telecommunications providers will drive competitive growth in Canada, said Allstream president Dean Prevost.
During his keynote speech Wednesday at the Canadian Telecom Summit in…
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CAN’T. HELP. MYSELF.
I’ve told everyone who’s listened to me of late that I won’t write any more speculation on who will be the new chair of the CRTC. “I…
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