UPDATED: Eastlink to axe analog TV in rural communities in Newfoundland, Ontario, Alberta

ST. JOHN’S – Eastlink is pulling the plug on its analog TV service in a number of communities located in Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula as well as some in Alberta and Ontario.According to a report in The Telegram, the Halifax-based telco is moving its analog TV service out of Anchor Point, Conche, Jackson’s Arm, Raleigh and Hawke’s Bay starting later this month.“Unfortunately, Eastlink is no longer able to provide service at a reasonable cost to a few communities on the Northern Peninsula that currently receive analog TV service only,” reads a company statement in the report. “These communities have been advised. There...