Cable / Telecom News

Westman to offer home phone


BRANDON, Man. – Westman Communications will add home phone service to its lineup starting next month.Available to its Brandon-based customers only, Westman will roll out various plans and offers bundled with their television and Internet service. The telephone service will be carried over the company’s private fibre optic-coax network, ensuring “consistent, reliable, clear calling."“Westman Home Phone pairs perfectly with our TV or high speed Internet to provide a dependable, high quality, local alternative for all of our customers’ needs,” said David Baxter, president and CEO of the 27,000-customer cable co-op, in a press release. “Our phone service will have no access fees...