MORE TV DISTRIBUTORS in Canada are adding CBC/Radio-Canada’s 24-hours news channels, CBC News Network and ICI RDI, to the lineup of channels available to all of their subscribers.
The public broadcaster says it is collaborating with the country’s TV distributors as Canadians face a resurgence of Covid-19. Back in mid-March at the beginning of the pandemic, many of Canada’s TV distributors made the two news channels available to their subscribers.
CBC News Network is now available to all subscribers on Bell TV, Rogers, Cogeco, Eastlink, SaskTel and others, with Telus and Shaw joining next week. In addition, as of tomorrow,…
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MONTREAL — Cogeco Connexion announced today it is expanding its broadband network in Ontario with a $10-million investment that will provide high-speed Internet access to more than 8,000 homes and businesses in the areas of Arnprior and Deep River, and their surrounding communities.
The investment will be delivered in collaboration with the government of Canada as part of its Connect to Innovate (CTI) program which will contribute $2 million, says the press release announcing the $10-million broadband network investment.
5,100 homes and businesses in Arnprior, 465 in Chalk River, 1,700 in Deep River (including Mountain View), 455 in Beachburg, 590…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC said Friday the wholesale rate for French-language youth channel VRAK set by owner Bell Media is the right one for Cogeco Connexion to pay.
Cogeco had asked the Commission for Final Offer Arbitration over the long-running rate dispute but in the decision announced Friday, the Regulator said “The Commission selects Bell’s offer, thereby establishing the linear and multiplatform wholesale rates for distribution of VRAK by Cogeco. The Commission finds that the offer proposed by Bell is most appropriate when evaluated in light of factors relating to fair market value, taking into account their probative value.”
Cogeco…
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Ad spend down 60%, says broadcast association
By Ahmad Hathout
VICTORIA – A little over a month after a radio station in Kelowna went off the air due to pandemic-related advertising declines, the head of the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB) sent a letter in May to the premier with a plea.
Pointing to relief measures introduced by the Quebec and federal governments, which include the waiving of licensing fees and consistent ad buys on local stations, Rob Bye requested a virtual meeting to discuss possible options.
“We’ve got positive verbal responses,” he said in an interview with Cartt.ca on Wednesday, adding…
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GATINEAU — As the CRTC continues a Review and Vary of its August 2019 order which slashed the wholesale rates third-party Internet access (TPIA) companies pay to the incumbent network owners, the Commission announced today it is approving a stay of the order’s implementation while it completes its review.
The stay was requested by Bell Canada and cable companies Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, Shaw and Videotron when those incumbents requested in December 2019 that the Commission review and vary its Telecom Order 2019-288 decision.
The Commission’s announcement today comes after the Federal Court of Appeal on September 10 dismissed the…
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LONDON — Rural broadband funding organization SWIFT (Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology) announced Friday it has now officially issued approximately $197 million in requests for proposals (RFPs) to expand broadband access throughout southwestern Ontario.
Now in the third phase of its broadband expansion plan, SWIFT says it is on track to close all phase three RFPs before the end of 2020 and intends to award 90% of the project’s contracts by the end of 2020 and 100% by January 2021, says its press release.
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GATINEAU – Despite the demand it and others made to the CRTC for revised tariffs filed since the incumbent carriers lost their court case, no new revised tariff pages have yet been filed with the Commission by the network owners and until they are, independent ISP TekSavvy will stop paying its wholesale fees to Rogers and Bell.
On September 11th, TekSavvy, Distributel and the Competitive Network Operators of Canada each filed applications with the CRTC demanding the incumbent telco and cable carriers file new tariff pages as ordered by the Commission in its August 2019 decision setting new wholesale…
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MONTREAL – On Friday, Rogers Communications announced it would spend big in Quebec, if it can buy Cogeco’s Canadian assets, primarily its networks in Ontario and Quebec.
It made a number of expensive promises, as we reported here, including investing $3 billion on wired and new 5% networks, adding thousands of jobs, and keeping Cogeco’s brand and head office alive in Quebec.
In a statement issued that day, Cogeco said Rogers doesn’t need to own it in order to invest well in the province.
“Rogers may continue making all the investments it wishes in Quebec but it doesn’t need Cogeco to…
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MONTREAL – Rogers Communications this morning said it will invest $3 billion to “honour Cogeco’s legacy” by expanding rural connectivity, accelerating 5G coverage to 95% of Quebecers and creating hundreds of highly skilled jobs with new tech innovation hub, if it is able to purchase Cogeco’s Canadian assets.
“Rogers is deeply committed to the future ofa innovation and the knowledge economy in Quebec. We would be honoured to help enhance the customer experience and bring new investments including 5G that will fundamentally reshape the economic landscape of Quebec,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO of Rogers, in a press release…
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MONTREAL — Cogeco Communications today announced more than 3,700 homes and businesses in several Quebec communities will soon be able to access high-speed Internet services from Cogeco Connexion thanks to a $3.2-million investment by the company.
The network expansion includes municipalities across the Laurentides, Haut-St-François, Appalaches, Etchemins and Drummond.
The investment is part of Cogeco’s four-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in the operation and expansion of its advanced Canadian broadband network, says the company’s news release.
Almost 300 homes and businesses in the village of Weir, in the municipality of Montcalm, will soon have access to Cogeco’s services, says…
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