GATINEAU – Bell TV and Shaw Direct used the rebuttal phase of the CRTC’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) policy hearing to make new proposals in hopes of showing good faith to…
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MONTREAL – Bell has begun doubling its HSPA+ network speeds to a maximum of 42 Mbps, and will introduce initial commercial service in Toronto early next week with the…
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GATINEAU – Canada’s DTH carriers must do a far better job of carrying French-language programming in all regions of Quebec, said the Bloc Québécois, the syndicat des communications de…
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OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage begins its study of “the impacts of private television ownership changes and the move towards new viewing platforms,” today in Ottawa…
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BELLINGHAM, WA – Alpha Technologies Inc. has named John M. Grubb as its new VP of marketing communications.
Grubb has held various sales and marketing positions at companies including ADC…
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PITTSBURGH, PA – WESCO Distribution Inc. is buying TVC Communications for US$246.5 million, subject to certain closing adjustments.
TVC, headquartered in Annville, Pennsylvania, is a distributor of broadband communications network…
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VICTORIA – Vecima Networks subsidiary YourLink Inc. has sold its Saskatchewan 2.5-2.6 GHz spectrum to Inukshuk Wireless Partnership for $14 million.
YourLink currently provides video and broadband Internet access to…
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TORONTO – Broadcast and distribution industry veteran Darrell Atherley died Tuesday at his home in Oakville, Ont. Atherley, 59, had battled cancer since the summer of 2009.
Len Cochrane, president…
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OTTAWA – Local 10-digit dialing will arrive in Ontario’s 705 area code region beginning January 15, 2011.
The move will pave the way for the addition of the new area code…
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MONTREAL – Videotron is pledging to bring the 3D TV experience to its customers, whether they have a 3D television set or a regular HD set.
Thanks to a…
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