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After connecting 17 more underserved Saskatchewan communities to its fibre network in 2024, Saskatoon-based internet service provider FlexNetworks announced Wednesday an additional eight communities are on track for network expansion in early 2025. The communities that will benefit from the next phase of FlexNetworks’ fibre expansion include Aspen Acres, Glacier Ridge, Green

By Ahmad Hathout and Linda Stuart A watchdog that handles complaints for telecom and television services reported Wednesday that it received the highest number of complaints in its latest annual report, but its leadership stopped short of attributing the increase to more awareness of the organization. Between August 1, 2023

Telecom said Canadian wireless on track for “coming quarters” By Ahmad Hathout Cogeco executives said Tuesday the telecom will bump up the price of at least some of its internet services in Canada in March. President and CEO Frederic Perron said during a fiscal first quarter conference call the increase

Videotron’s discount wireless brand Fizz announced Tuesday it has added new subscription areas in northeastern Ontario, including in Petawawa, Pembroke, Laurentian Valley, Renfrew, Deep River, Whitewater Region and Bonnechere Valley. In addition, Fizz has expanded its service in areas east of the Greater Toronto Area, including in Cobourg, Port Hope

Canadian satellite operator Telesat announced Monday some key changes to its executive leadership ranks. Michel Forest will assume the role of chief technology officer following the retirement of David Wendling at the end of February 2025. In his new position, Forest will report to Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s president and CEO, and will

Bell announced earlier this week the growing youth mental health crisis will be the priority of its Bell Let’s Talk annual fundraising day for mental health, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22. Now in its 15th year, Bell Let’s Talk Day will feature a national text-to-donate campaign in support of six organizations

Rogers and rSIM (which stands for resilient SIM) are collaborating to deliver innovative, high-resiliency connectivity solutions tailored specifically for IoT applications, according to a Tuesday press release. Developed by UK-based CSL Group, rSIM is a patented, dual-core SIM designed to ensure reliable, always-on connectivity for critical IoT use cases. “Built on GSMA

Company struggled with debt to town By Ahmad Hathout O-Net, a prominent community gigabit telecom in Olds, Alberta, was acquired by Telus in November after it struggled to pay back a loan it owed the town. “We’re excited to welcome O-NET to the TELUS family,” a Telus spokesperson told Cartt

Telecom says it is willing to pay ‘reasonable charges and rejoin CCTS’ By Ahmad Hathout Small ISP InnSys Inc. is calling on the CRTC to institute changes at the chief complaints watchdog for telecom and broadcasting matters, a year after it was expelled for failing to comply with some terms

Telesat announced Monday the appointment of Charles Cynamon as its new president of Telesat Government Solutions, a wholly owned, U.S.-incorporated subsidiary of Telesat that provides satellite solutions to the U.S. government, civil, military and intelligence sectors. “Mr. Cynamon brings deep knowledge, expertise and leadership acumen from over 24 years of service in