Large telecoms emphasize need for mobile wireless projects By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Service providers are providing mixed responses to the CRTC’s proposal to use the Broadband Fund to subsidize... Continue Reading
MINDEMOYA, ON – Eastlink said today its fibre network is now complete in Mindemoya, Ont., as the company continues to expand its fibre footprint in the province. The project in... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The spate of acquisitions by incumbents of wholesale internet service providers in recent months is not because of a difficult market or bad wholesale access... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Halifax-based Purple Cow Internet announced last week it has expanded into Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. "We are excited to extend our services to Prince Edward Island and... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The CRTC is being asked to raise the financial threshold for registering online services with the commission and ensure transactional video services are made to... Continue Reading
By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The large telecommunications companies are telling the CRTC that it’s a bad idea to temporarily mandate access to last mile fibre under the current regime... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC is requesting information surrounding the status of negotiations for access to the incumbents' wireless networks by regional service providers. In a letter dated June 1, the... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen Eastlink cable subscribers soon won’t be able to watch HGTV Canada, W Network, and Showcase, among 34 other channels on the service, as the telecom provider says... Continue Reading
They warn the CRTC about competitive impact of Freedom sale to Videotron OTTAWA – The country’s largest telecoms are asking the CRTC not to forcibly allow the large enterprise and... Continue Reading
HALIFAX – Eastlink and Ericsson are extending by three years their existing 10-year partnership to build out the telecom’s 5G mobile network. The extension is intended to accelerate the mobile... Continue Reading