OTTAWA — The CRTC announced Wednesday the total amount of subsidy to be paid to incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) from the National Contribution Fund will total $60.7 million…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai today announced his intention to create the 5G Fund, which will provide up to $US9 billion in funding to carriers…
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OTTAWA — The CRTC announced Wednesday it has approved the application submitted by the Canadian Administrator of VRS (CAV) for $16,032,739 in funding from the National Contribution Fund (NCF)…
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OTTAWA — The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) in partnership with publisher IT World Canada is launching a pan-Canadian policy forum titled Digital Canada 2030 to help shape…
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WATERLOO — TextNow, a mobile app provider of free and low-cost phone services, today announced it has appointed Mike Grishaver as its new vice-president of product.
Grishaver will be responsible…
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EDMONTON — Super Channel will be bringing the Australian series Upright to Canadian viewers in January, after acquiring the broadcast rights to the eight-episode half-hour comedy-drama from Entertainment One,…
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TORONTO — Iconic rock band U2 plans to launch its own U2X Radio channel on SiriusXM next year, which will include exclusive content available only to SiriusXM subscribers and…
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VILLAGE OF PLENTY, SK — SaskTel today announced it has launched interNET Extended 50 service in 15 more rural Saskatchewan communities, including the village of Plenty.
Offering download speeds up…
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MONTREAL — Telus Health is expanding its LivingWell Companion personal emergency response service (PERS) with the acquisition of Quebec-based DirectAlert, which now makes Telus the largest Canadian-owned PERS provider,…
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TORONTO — Family Channel today announced its holiday programming lineup will feature Peanuts Christmas specials, holiday-themed episodes of series such as Gilmore Girls and Inspector Gadget, and festive flicks…
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