WOODSTOCK, NB – Rural broadband provider Barrett Xplore has received a $55 million private investment that it says will allow it “to move aggressively” to build Canada’s first national…
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VANCOUVER – Staff at Virgin Radio in Vancouver received an early present after being told that senior management would cover their Christmas Day shifts this year.
VP of BC operations…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has moved up the date of its hearing on Bell’s acquisition of CTV by a week.
The hearing will now begin on February 1st in Gatineau, rather…
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OTTAWA – As some lucky Canadians revel in a sparkling new smart phone this holiday season, or amuse themselves by downloading games and other online applications, Canada’s Privacy Commissioner…
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WE JOURNALISTS JUST love our year-end lists, don’t we? They are everywhere. However, we don’t do predictions here. They only thing I have found to be certain when trying…
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OTTAWA – The Liberal Party’s proposed amendments to the new copyright bill struck a sour note with Canadian screenwriters and broadcasters.
After opposition leader Michael Ignatieff announced revisions to Bill C-32, which…
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OTTAWA – The death of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters appears to have been greatly exaggerated.
Months after the 84-year-old private broadcasters’ lobbying group announced plans to close up…
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BEFORE LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) can truly become the dominant wireless airlink, the technology has several formidable challenges that it must overcome, according to the market research firm In-Stat.
For…
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PITTSBURGH, PA – WESCO Distribution has officially completed its purchase of TVC Communications.
The US$246.5 million was originally announced last month.
"WESCO’s data communication product sales are approximately $1…
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VANCOUVER – The city of Vancouver has waded into the usage-based Internet billing debate after issuing a motion that calls on the CRTC to disallow the practice.
Councillor Andrea Reimer…
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