Google selects Kansas City for 1 Gbps network

Google Inc. announced in a blog post Wednesday that it has selected Kansas City as the site for a build out of a new 1 Gbps fibre network. 

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CMF announces $271-million budget for 2011-2012

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced Thursday that its preliminary program budget for the 2011-2012 year will be $271 million. 

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TSN’s Cybulski to host new radio show

James Cybulski will host a radio show on new sports radio station TSN Radio 1050, TSN said Thursday. 

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Experts expect growing trend of class actions against telcos

Class action lawsuits against telecom companies are expected to become a growing trend as more Canadian provinces revise their consumer protection laws, experts say. 

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Public Mobile trying to get bought out, Lacavera says

Public Mobile’s new $15 a month unlimited talk plan is a sign of a company that wants to be bought out, Anthony Lacavera, chairman of competitor Wind Mobile, said in an interview Thursday.

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Heritage committee recommends stable funding for CBC

The federal government should commit to stable funding for the CBC until 2015-2016, the House of Commons heritage committee wrote in its final report released last week. 

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AT&T buyout of T-Mobile dims hopes for iPhone for AWS

AT&T‘s deal to acquire T-Mobile USA in the U.S. could mean that Apple Inc. may never develop 3G wireless products for the AWS band, the frequency range on which Canada’s new wireless entrants operate.

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Netflix growing, aims for one million Canadian subscribers by summer

Netflix Inc. is taking up customers faster than expected and is stocking up its online library in an effort to attract one million Canadian subscribers by the summer, Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey says.

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Bell’s UBB plan an unacceptable compromise: Vaxination Informatique

The CRTC shouldn’t accept a compromise when it comes to usage-based billing, consulting company Vaxination Informatique wrote in a submission to the commission this week. 

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Canada alone in the world in its approach to UBB: Geist

Communications law expert Michael Geist published a new research paper Wednesday that looks usage-based billing issues such as congestion claims, comparative approaches, the cost of transferring a gigabyte of data, and potential solutions. 

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