MONTREAL – Bell Canada and Desjardins Group have renewed their service agreement to provide telecommunications services for eight years, for a total of approximately $670 million.
Bell will provide…
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TORONTO – Tri-Vision International Ltd. has licensed its V-chip technology to Top Powersonic Co., Ltd. of Taiwan.
The OEM will manufacture all television digital receiver products made for sale…
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TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leaf tough guy Tie Domi is retiring to become a commentator on TSN.
The Leafs bought out his contract at the end of last season….
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OTTAWA – The CBC has won the rights to broadcast the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup and other soccer games in a seven-year deal.
CBC/Radio-Canada, in partnership with…
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CALGARY – Shaw Communications has announced faster upload and download speeds for its High-Speed Lite service, making it up to 10 times faster than traditional dial-up.
Its download speed has…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC is relieving some cablecos of certain regulatory obligations regarding their local voice over Internet protocol services, but only in cases of “hardship” for small carriers….
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NORWICH, Ont. – Nor-del Cablevision Ltd., a family-operated cableco serving small communities in southwestern Ontario, has purchased an all-digital DVB standard solution.
Nor-del says its customers will be the…
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WINNIPEG – CanWest Global Communications has been awarded its second radio licence in the U.K., to operate an FM in Bristol, west of London.
Original 106fm will play an…
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TORONTO – CTV has finished converting its new Winnipeg studio in a fully digital environment.
The Winnipeg station is the first CTV facility to move to a completely digital…
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MONTREAL – Canada’s telecommunications regulations aren’t keeping up with innovation and are harming the country’s competitiveness, says Michael Sabia, president and CEO of Bell Canada Enterprises.
“In telecom, the…
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