UPDATE: EastLink expands in to Ontario and Quebec

By Lesley Hunter

HALIFAX – As EastLink introduces itself to former Persona customers in Ontario and Quebec, it will evaluate the regions and individual markets on a case by case basis before determining which new products and services to roll out. And that process will include taking a close look at what local competitors are offering, be it local telephone service or faster Internet speeds, EastLink’s national director of marketing Owen Barnhill told Cartt.ca shortly after last week’s announcement. “Consumer demand and competitors’ offerings will both be considered,” he said in the telephone interview. “We will not paint everyone with the same brush.”...