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Aliant invests $30 million in broadband network
Aliant Inc. has announced plans to spend $30 million to upgrade its broadband network in Atlantic Canada. The company wants to expand its coverage in all four Atlantic provinces. It hopes to have thousands of additional subscribers to its DSL service once deployment is completed.

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CCR Editorial

The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.

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Rabinovitch: CBC needs more flexibility to meet its goals as public broadcaster

 

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Don Shafer has been appointed VP and general manager of Standard Radio's B.C. Interior Group. He was most recently VP and general manager of the Torstar Media Group and Toronto Star TV in Toronto.

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CCR Short Takes

Look Communications continues to lose subscribers
Wireless cable and Internet provider Look Communications Inc. continued to lose subscribers in its fiscal 2003 first quarter ended March 31. The company lost 1,300 net digital TV subscribers and 5,300 net total subscribers (TV and Internet) in the quarter to end the period with 45,200 TV subscribers and 137,900 total subscribers. The loss of 1,300 TV subscribers in the quarter compared to 1,000 subscribers lost in the previous quarter and 4,000 in the first quarter of 2002. Look chair and interim CEO Michael Cytrynbaum said in a news release that the company was "encouraged by improvements in customer retention, as our overall rate of churn decreases." On the financial side, Look boasted about achieving its seventh consecutive quarter of positive EBITDA, which was $25,000 in the quarter, compared to $420,000 in the same period last year. Revenues for the first quarter were $12.6 million, down from $15.6 million recorded in the first quarter of 2002. The company posted a net loss of $1.4 million in the quarter.

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Manley meeting seen as one step toward long-term strategy for Canadian TV shows

 

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CBC asks CRTC to allow it to continue to broadcast blockbuster movies

 

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Cable industry uses survey data to reiterate call for more flexible packaging

 

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SaskTel asks CRTC to rule quickly on its VOD application so it can remain competitive

 

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Legislative change needed to ‘fix’ jurisdictional question on pole access: CCTA

 

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