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Cable / Telecom News January 20, 2012 15 years ago

SPECTRUM: Only caps are fair and meet government’s competition agenda, says Telus

OTTAWA – Telus says that its proposal for an spectrum cap in the 700 MHz auction is the “fairest” way the federal government can meets its competition agenda and ensure that there are multiple winners outside of the three incumbent wireless players. In an interview with Cartt.ca, Telus’ senior VP of regulatory and government affairs Michael Hennessy explains that the company has heard, loud and clear, the government’s message that it wants to continue with its competition agenda begun with the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) auction, maximize investment in Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks and ensure that rural Canadians enjoy… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 19, 2012 15 years ago

ANALYSIS: Canadian cablecos, specialty channels, under growth pressure as media preferences shift

AS THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY, indeed as the whole media world, continues to change, Canadian cable companies and specialty channels are going to struggle to find growth, according to a report from BMO Capital Markets. Telco IPTV services, such as Telus’ Optik and Bell’s Fibe along with the myriad online video options available to Canadians to view their favourite shows will keep pressure on Canadian cable companies and specialty channel owners. While about 62% of Canadian households subscribe to cable, as Telus and Bell’s IPTV options gain strength cable’s level of penetration will decline by a percent a year says the… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 19, 2012 15 years ago

Shaw moves popular sports channels to HD basic

CALGARY – Shaw Cable has added the HD versions of Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and TSN to its basic HD offering as part of some recent packaging changes. The move comes amid cable subscriber losses at the Calgary-based company, many to its Western-based rival Telus’ Optik TV service. "As a Canadian company, Shaw understands the importance of national and regional sports across our country and in the communities we serve," said president Peter Bissonnette, in the announcement. "We are excited to expand access to these popular sports channels to our cable customers through their availability in our basic High-Definition TV… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 16, 2012 15 years ago

Deaf push CRTC for video relay services in Canada

REGINA – Members and supporters of the deaf community gathered in front of the CRTC building in Regina on Friday as part of nine rallies across the country in support bringing Video Relay Services (VRS) to Canada. VRS makes it easier for deaf individuals to communicate using the telephone by allowing them to use sign language via video to an interpreter, who translates and speaks to the person on the other line. When the person on the other line responds, the interpreter uses sign language to communicate back to the deaf person. According to a report, despite ordering Bell to test it VRS… Continue Reading

Radio / Television News January 12, 2012 15 years ago

Galaxie services get more user-friendly for Telus’ TV customers

MONTREAL and VANCOUVER – Telus’ Optik TV customers are among the first to take advantage of a new application for Stingray Digital's Galaxie music services. Starting today, Optik TV users can launch the Galaxie application from their main menu to check out what’s playing across the 45 channels, see album art, and review the channel’s playlists from the past 24 hours. “Our engineering and product development departments are continuously working on improvements to the popular Galaxie music service,” said Eric Boyko, Stingray Digital's president and CEO, in the announcement.  “The Galaxie Mediaroom application that Telus customers can now enjoy is a significant improvement… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 11, 2012 15 years ago

Telus, Huawei partner on cloud computing research lab in Ottawa

OTTAWA – The new Huawei-Telus Innovation Centre for Enterprise Cloud Services will be unveiled Thursday at Carleton University in Ottawa. Located in Carleton’s new engineering building, the lab will be a venue for performing cutting-edge research in cloud computing. Students, faculty and industry will research real-world problems associated with enterprise clouds, including management of computing, on-demand storage and network resources, data-centre networking, scalability, business continuity and security. The centre is being created through a $1.4-million investment made by Huawei and Telus last year. www.huawei.com www.telus.com www.carleton.ca Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 11, 2012 15 years ago

Consumer group OpenMedia.ca joins call for set asides in 700 MHz auction

VANCOUVER – The new wireless companies in Canada appear to have an ally in OpenMedia.ca after the consumer group kicked off a new campaign Wednesday dubbed 'Stop the Cell Phone Squeeze'.
 
The campaign includes an on-line petition that encourages Canadians to ask Industry Minister Christian Paradis and Prime Minister Harper to set aside wireless spectrum for “independent competitors” in the upcoming 700 MHz auction.
 
OpenMedia.ca says that its efforts were spurred in part by Rogers’ LTE marketing campaign which the group claims mimics its grassroots campaign tactics to convince the government that “Big Telecom” should be able to control… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News January 11, 2012 15 years ago

Wanted: new CRTC chairperson

OTTAWA – The process to find the new chairperson of the CRTC is officially underway today, less than two weeks before outgoing chair Konrad von Finckenstein’s term expires on January 24. The chair, "Chief Executive Officer of the CRTC… establishes the corporate vision and values, defines the strategic priorities and plans and sets up the organization structure and operational systems and processes to guide the work of members and staff. This includes assigning members to panels and providing strong functional direction and expertise to members to enhance their conduct of delegated panel responsibilities and other areas of activity and to ensure… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 21, 2011 15 years ago

Telus activates Fraser Canyon wireless coverage

VANCOUVER – Telus is helping to bring wireless service to B.C.’s Fraser Canyon for the first time. As part of a 10-year agreement called Connecting British Columbia signed with the provincial government earlier this year, Telus has pledged to connect more than 1,700 km of Highway 1 with wireless service, run fibre optic cable directly to some 450 B.C. schools, and make faster Internet speeds available to Internet service providers who use Telus’ infrastructure.  The first of five new wireless sites serving the Fraser Canyon are now active, bringing 4G wireless voice and high-speed Internet services to motorists along Highway 1, community… Continue Reading

Cable / Telecom News December 16, 2011 15 years ago

Telus predicts healthy profits, revenue for next year

VANCOUVER – Telus is expecting 2012 to be a rosy one.  The telco said Friday that subscribers increases for its smart phone, TV and high speed  Internet services will help to drive up its profits and revenues next year. Telus is predicting that its revenues will come in between $10.7 billion and $11 billion, up 4 – 6.5% than in 2011, and that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is expected to be higher by up to 6%. Wireless revenue is forecast to grow between 5.5 – 8% to between $5.75 and $5.9 billion, while wireline revenue will be in the $4.95 to… Continue Reading
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