Government signs multimedia services agreement with Telesat and its partners
News | 04/20/2000 4:00 am EDT
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Telesat Canada will provide the Canadian government with nearly $30 million in new broadband multimedia services over 10 years as part of a deal that also sees the Canadian Space Agency subsidizing part of the company's new Anik F2 satellite. As part of its Connecting Canadians strategy, the government will use the new satellite technology to provide tele-medicine, tele-learning, high-speed Internet access and other services to remote regions of Canada. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |