TORONTO – Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. on Tuesday launched Primus Hosted PBX, a business-grade phone and Internet communication service that uses VoIP technology over a dedicated T1 line to…
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VERNON, BC – The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has agreed to buy the FM radio station CKIZ-FM (KISS-FM) that services this community located north of Kelowna, BC from Rogers…
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MISSISSAUGA, ON – Vonage Canada’s VoIP service will be pre-integrated into all HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario desktop, notebook and tablet PCs, the companies announced Tuesday. HP customers will…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking if it should eliminate winback rules for incumbent cablecos with 6,000 or more subscribers serving multiple-unit dwellings (MUD).
Broadcasting Public Notice 2007-48 was…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC wants to know to what extend local number portability (LNP) has to be supported for access-dependent local voice over Internet Protocol services.
The commission wants…
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DARTMOUTH, NS – Radio broadcaster Newfoundland Capital Corp. Ltd. recorded a $7.4 million profit in the first quarter ended March 31 mainly due to a $10.5 million gain on…
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TORONTO – Media lawyer Dan Burnett has been named the 2007 recipient of the Friend of RTNDA Award by the Canadian division of the Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA…
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MONTREAL – Quebecor Inc. announced Monday it would spend $2.5 million over five years to preserve, promote and provide access to Quebec films via subsidiary Videotron’s illico on demand…
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WINNIPEG – CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced Monday it has inked a deal to sell all its shares of CanWest MediaWorks (NZ) Ltd. for NZ$727 million in cash.
The…
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HALIFAX – If you thought Bragg Communications, parent company of EastLink, was content with being the dominant cable operator in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island – not to…
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