BCE Inc.’s subsidiary Maskatel Monday filed a plan for establishing local competition in Upton district, Que., with the CRTC after CoopTel notified the company it intends to compete in the area. According to a 2006 CRTC decision, small incumbent local exchange...
Groupe Maskatel LP announced Monday it was launching gigabit Internet in Saint-Guillaume and parts of Drummondville and Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., this summer. The three communities will have access to the high-speed service by the end of June, said a Maskatel press release, with a gradual rollout (where technology permits) from now until the fall in areas the company serves in Montérégie and Centre-du-Québec. The company also noted Monday the opening of a new technology lab in Drummondville where a dozen employees will test equipment and look to...