More than 8,000 residents of the Embrun, Ont., area are the first of 15 regions to receive high-speed Internet through the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), Infrastructure Canada announced Friday.

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The CRTC will hold public hearings in April to determine the fate of a $100 million fund that helps small-market television stations produce local news and other content, the commission announced Monday. 

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Northwestel Inc. is “confused and disappointed with portions” of the CRTC’s decision to open up the northern market to competition but is ready to take on competitors, the company said in a release Friday.

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Rogers Communications Inc. plans to release a new app for the iPad and Android-powered tablets that provides streaming of Rogers programming.

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Comwave, a Canadian communications company specializing in voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) long distance and mobile services, announced Wednesday that its new mobile app will eliminate cellphone long distance charges for customers calling 57 different countries.

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Broadband and TV provider Eastlink is planning to have its wireless network operational in Halifax and surrounding areas by mid-2012, the Bragg Communications Inc. subsidiary told Halifax News Net this week.

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Research In Motion Ltd. reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter forecasts and a delayed release for its new “BB10” operating system to support the company’s next line of smartphones and tablets.

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Shaw Communications Inc. gave former CEO Jim Shaw a $25.5 million payout when he retired last November, a new shareholder proxy circular shows.

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Videotron Ltd. has expanded its mobile wireless footprint into six new areas of rural Quebec, the company announced Wednesday. 

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