MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has launched its Ultimate 120 High Speed Internet (HSI) residential package and the enhancement of its Turbo 20, and Ultimate 55 high speed Internet packages in North Bay and Peterborough, ON.
The company says that current subscribers will be able to benefit from this improvement immediately. The Turbo 20, and Ultimate 55 high speed package upgrade includes an upload speed increase from up to 2 Mbps to up to 10 Mbps, at no additional cost.
The newly launched Ultimate 120 High Speed Internet package offers download speeds of up to 120 Mbps and upload speeds of…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable, along with Magog Technopole and the downtown Magog revitalization committee, have launched wireless Internet along Principale and Merry streets in the city's downtown area.
The Wi-Fi hotspots on these two main arteries are powered by Cogeco, which installed 20 access points in that area. To log on, users simply choose the network "Cogeco Wi-Fi." With a population of 26,500 inhabitants, Magog is the central city of the Memphremagog Regional Country Municipality and the second largest in the Estrie region of Quebec after Sherbrooke. The launch of this pilot project is in keeping with Magog's vision of becoming…
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OTTAWA – The fact that 700 MHz wireless spectrum (taken back from TV broadcasters in 2011 and sold to wireless companies for $5.3 billion earlier this year) will continue to be used to transmit all sorts of video, shows proof we must look at rewriting the legislation governing the broadcasting industry, according to former CRTC commissioner Suzanne Lamarre.
She was speaking Thursday at last week’s Law Society of Upper Canada’s Biennial National Conference on New Developments in Communications Law and Policy held in Ottawa. “The 700 MHz band, formerly designated for over-the-air television… has officially been taken over by wireless…
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OTTAWA – Sun News has cracked the programming lineup at Bell.
The network said Wednesday that it has secured “a long-term spot” on Bell TV's basic satellite television and in Bell Fibe packages, and will also soon be available for the first time ever to Bell Aliant customers. Viewers can find Sun News Network on Bell Satellite TV on channel 506, on Bell Fibe channel 531 (or 1531 for HD) and on Bell Aliant channel 232.
The network said that the agreements follow a CRTC ruling in December “that told cable and satellite TV providers to treat all Canadian news channels…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable rolled out its Turbo 20 and Ultimate 55 High Speed Internet packages in Belleville and Trenton, ON on Monday.
The Turbo 20 package offers a download speed of up to 20 Mbps and upload speed of up to 2 Mbps, as well as a monthly data transfer capacity of 150 GB. The Ultimate 55 package offers speeds of up to 55 Mbps for downloads and up to 2 Mbps for uploads with monthly data transfer capacity of 275 GB. Both packages also include Cogeco’s full suite of security services at no extra charge.
"We always strive to…
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QUINCY, MA and PRINCETON, NJ – Cogeco Cable subsidiary Atlantic Broadband, as well as Grande Communications and RCN are the first U.S. cable providers to offer Netflix through the same set-top box used to watch live television.
The companies said Friday that the Netflix App will be fully integrated into their TiVo DVR service distributed by the three providers, meaning customers who subscribe to Netflix will be able to access the OTT service in addition to live TV, On Demand shows and other web content through one single device.
The partnership eliminates the complexity of multiple boxes, remote controls, input…
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MONTREAL – Gary Sherlock has resigned from his duties as president and CEO of Cogeco Cable’s wholly-owned subsidiary Peer 1 Hosting to pursue other opportunities, Cogeco announced Wednesday.
Effective immediately, Cogeco Data Services (CDS) president and CEO Tony Ciciretto will add Peer 1’s president and CEO duties to his current portfolio. In addition, Sheila Bouman, formerly chief people and performance officer, has been promoted to the position of executive vice president and managing director of Peer 1 Hosting.
"On behalf of the Board and our employees, I wish to thank Gary for his leadership and support and…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable underwent a small reorganization this week, cutting 11 employees this week, Cartt.ca has confirmed.
The cuts came in the company’s Burlington, Trois-Rivières and Montréal offices, a spokesperson confirmed.
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TORONTO – The Movie Network announced Wednesday The Movie Network GO (TMN GO) is now available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and to customers of television provider Bell Aliant, which serves subscribers in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and parts of Northern Ontario.
Released to coincide with the recent premiere of Season 4 of HBO Canada’s Game Of Thrones, TMN GO is available to subscribers at no additional cost for Xbox Live Gold members and Bell Aliant subscribers to The Movie Network. TMN GO offers instant and unlimited access to more than 1,000 hours of Hollywood…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable announced today the enhancement of its Express 10 and Ultimate 30 and 40 Internet residential packages in Quebec and Ontario. Current subscribers will be able to benefit from this improvement shortly, as the upgrades to the respective packages will gradually be rolled out in a seamless manner, the company said in its release.
The Express 10 High Speed Internet package upgrade includes an upload speed increase from up to 1.5 Mbps to up to 2 Mbps, at no additional cost in both regions
In Quebec, the Ultimate 40 High Speed Internet package upgrade includes a download speed…
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