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Feds provide funding to expand broadband in Nunavut
telecom | 03/21/2024 6:28 pm EDT
The federal government is spending an additional $2.8 million to advance clean energy and roll out high-speed internet service in Nunavut.
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal made the announcement at the Arctic Energy and Resource Symposium in Calgary on Thursday....
CBC execs talk digital shift, competition at Heritage committee
Media | 10/25/2016 9:34 pm EDT
OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada has prioritized a shift to digital platforms to reach all Canadians, but ensuring they are able to access those platforms isn’t part of the public broadcaster’s mandate, CBC representatives told parliamentarians Tuesday. In response to a question from Liberal MP Dan Vandal about serving Franco-Manitoban communities that are spread across the province, Louis Lalande, executive vice-president of French services at Radio-Canada, said he knows that there are areas that don’t have “consistently reliable digital service.”...
Bell Media reps face grilling on MTS at House committee
Media | 05/03/2016 6:40 pm EDT
OTTAWA — Parliamentarians hoping for answers to outstanding questions about Monday’s news that BCE Inc. had struck a deal to acquire Manitoba Telecom Services...