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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced today that more than 280 rural and remote communities in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec now have access to broadband Internet services. Under a plan that was approved by the CRTC in 2010...

Earlier this fall, Halifax-based Bell Aliant, announced new enhancements for customers in Atlantic Canada that will provide access to an improved TV viewing experience, and faster Internet. Bell Aliant is now offering more TV programming with 25 new On Demand channels and close to 1,000 more...

Facebook is to begin test flights later this year for a solar powered drone that will bring Internet to remote locations throughout the world. The drone, boasting a wingspan to match a Boeing 737, weighs less than 460 kg (1000 pounds) and is designed to fly at high altitudes for up to three...

This is a message to start a thread about Outages for Cobourg / Port Hope Areas. Today, without any form of notice there was an interruption of service that affected not only my local node, but also the WHOLE of COBOURG and PORT HOPE. Has anyone else been disrupted by this terrible customer...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today required Northwestel to lower the rates for certain residential Internet services by 10 to 30%. Northern Canadians who are clients of Northwestel could see a reduction applied to their monthly Internet bills by May...

Revamped internet packages are now available for consumers across Canada with the introduction of the new Rogers Ignite plan. The fully-loaded plan gives customers unlimited usage options, consistent reliable speeds as well as subscriptions to Rogers™ NHL GameCentre LIVE™ and shomi™ inclusive...

A new report has revealed just how much time Canadians are spending online. Hint: it`s a lot. According to measurement firm comScore, there were almost 28 million Canadians accessing the internet with a computer as of August. They spent an average of 39 hours a month on the web when using a...

Looks like another strike for the Big Three telcos. The CRTC today announced that Canadians will no longer have to give their provider advance notice if they would like to cancel their television subscription service. This is the first, of presumably many, decisions to come out of the CRTC’s...

So, the company I work for has been growing pretty quickly over the last year (Gone from 2 employees to 10) and the 6 Megabit DSL Dry loop connection we have with Teksavvy WAS doing the job but now it's almost unusable. I've called every possible competitor and continually am told they can't do...

MTS POTS Line Rental. I live in Churchill, and I have Internet and residential POTS. If I get rid if my POTS and keep my Internet service, do I still have to pay the $23 line rental fee?

In a Telecom ruling handed down today, the CRTC says it will open up Canada’s North to local telephone competition starting next May. The federal regulator says residents in many parts of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut will have the option to choose from competing telephone...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is federal agency responsible for regulating and supervising the Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications systems. The regulator`s mandate is to ensure that both the broadcasting and telecommunications systems serve the...

Ontario In Ontario, Cogeco now offers six internet packages: Express 4 (replaces Lite package), Express 8 (replaces Lite plus package), Turbo 14 (replaces standard package), Turbo 20 (new package), Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50. Express 4 - 4 Mbps download, 600 kps upload, 15 GB bandwidth cap...

The CRTC said this week that it could not find any evidence that Netflix and other foreign Over the Top (OTT) media providers were having a negative impact on the Canadian broadcasting industry. In releasing the results of its fact-finding exercise on Internet and mobile content, the federal...

I live in Canada and have found in the USA they have dishes which they carry on their 5th wheel to get the internet and tv while on the road. I cant seem to find anything here in Canada that can do that. Can a Canadian get that service through the USA?