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Access Communications
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. is a
Canadian cable television provider,
operating mainly in Regina, Saskatchewan and other nearby communities. It was
previously known as Regina Cablevision Co-operative Ltd. but did business as
Cable Regina since commencement of service in Regina in 1978 until April 2000
after acquisitions of
cable television operations in Weyburn, Estevan and
Yorkton and surrounding communities. Dial up
Internet service was first offered
in September 1995. Cable modem broadband service followed in 1997. On February
7th 2007, Access Communications launched its primary line telephone service in
Regina in direct competition with Saskatchewan's government owned ILEC, SaskTel.
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Aurora Cable Internet
Aurora
Cable Internet is a
Canadian company,
which provides
digital cable television, cable internet and VOIP
service in the towns of Aurora and Oak Ridges, Ontario.
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Bell TV
Bell TV, formerly known as Bell ExpressVu,
Dish Network Canada
and ExpressVu Dish Network, is the division of
Bell Canada
Enterprises that provides
satellite television service across Canada. It launched on September 10, 1997 and as of
2004 it has been providing "ExpressVu TV for Condos", a VDSL service provided to
select multidwelling units (condominiums and apartments) in Toronto, Ottawa, and
Montreal. Bell TV provides over 500+ digital video and 90 HD and audio channels
to, as of May 2008, over 1.8 million subscribers. Its major competitors include
satellite service Star Choice, as well as various cable and communications
companies across Canada, such as Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, and
Vidéotron.
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Cable Axion
Cable Axion is a cable television distributor and
Internet service provider
based at Magog, Quebec.
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Cablevision (Canada)
Cablevision du Nord de Québec, formerly Electrovision de La Tuque, is a cable
television and
Internet provider in Canada. The company predominantly serves the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue area, though it serves other parts of Quebec and Ontario
as well.
Cablevision's offices are in Val-d'Or, Quebec. It is 100%-owned by Télébec.
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Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO) is a Canadian media and communications company.
The corporation first entered the television business in the mid-1950s with the
launch of a Radio-Canada affiliate in Trois-Rivières, CKTM-TV. Later the company
expanded with the creation of CKSH-TV in Sherbrooke, a radio network and
diversification in the
cable television industry. Until 2008, Cogeco co-owned
the TQS network with CTVglobemedia, as well as eight television stations
affiliated with both TQS and Radio-Canada. TQS and its five owned-and-operated
stations were sold to Remstar Corporation, and the Radio-Canada affiliates were
sold directly to Radio-Canada, in 2008.
Through its broadcast holdings, Cogeco Cable (TSX: CCA) is a major cable
television distributor offering analogue and digital television, as well as
high-speed
Internet services and VoIP telephony. It is the second largest cable
system operator in both Ontario and Quebec, (respectively behind Rogers &
Videotron), and the fourth largest in Canada.
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Craig Wireless
Craig Wireless is a Canadian company which offers MMDS
broadband communications
services, including digital cable and
high-speed Internet,
in Manitoba, British Columbia, California and Greece.
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Dery Telecom
Dery Telecom is a cable television distributor and Internet service provider in
Canada based in Saguenay, Quebec.
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EastLink (company)
Bragg Communications Inc., carrying on business as EastLink, is a group of
companies providing the incumbent cable television services, competitive
internet, Metro Ethernet and wireline telephone services, serving nearly all
major centres of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as well as Sackville, New
Brunswick and much of rural Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Look Communications
LOOK TV is a digital cable, internet service and
web hosting provider. Based in
Montreal, Look was once linked to former crown corporation Teleglobe and Chinese
ISP Inter Pacific Online.
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Mountain Cablevision
Mountain Cable is one of three cable television service providers for the city
of Hamilton, Ontario and its surrounding area. The other two providers are
Cogeco and Source Cable (formerly known as Southmount Cable). Each company has a
monopoly in a specific part of the city of Hamilton; Mountain Cable serves the
Hamilton Mountain area and Haldimand County.
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Northwestel
Northwestel (a short-form name, sometimes spelt NorthwesTel, for Northwest
Telecommunications) Inc. is the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) and long
distance carrier in northern Canada.
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Persona Communications
Persona Communications, formerly Regional Cablesystems, is a cable television,
Internet and telecommunications provider in Canada. The company predominantly
serves rural towns, although it also serves a few larger cities such as Timmins,
Sudbury and Grande Prairie.
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Shaw Broadcast Services
Shaw Satellite Services (French: Services de Radiodiffusion Shaw) is a Canadian
company responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television
channels to cable companies via satellite. Shaw also operates Star Choice, a
Canadian direct broadcast satellite service.
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Source Cable
Source Cable (formerly known as Southmount Cable) is one of three main Cable
television service providers for the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The other two
are Mountain Cablevision and Cogeco. Each company has a monopoly in a specific
part of the city of Hamilton; Source Cable's service area is south of Limeridge
Road to the end of the original Hamilton city limits (south, east and west).
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Star Choice
Star Choice is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in Canada
which is majority-owned by cable
TV operator
Shaw Communications Inc. As of 2008, Star Choice had over 870,000 subscribers. It broadcasts on Ku band from
two communications satellites, Anik F1R at 107.3°W and Anik F2 at 111.1°W; these
satellites are owned by Telesat Canada and otherwise are used primarily to
distribute programming to various Canadian cable TV companies.
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Vidéotron
Vidéotron Limited is an integrated Telecommunications company active in cable
television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, Cable
telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services, primarily
serving Québec, Canada, as well as some parts of Eastern Ontario. It is a
subsidiary of Quebecor Media.
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Westman Communications Group
Westman Communications Group (WCG) is the operating name of Westman Media
Co-operative. Formerly referred to as Westman Cable, it is the main cable
television company for the city of Brandon, Manitoba and the surrounding towns
and villages of southwestern Manitoba. WCG was established in 1977 and
originally provided cable television to the city of Brandon. In 1978, WCG
expanded its coverage to include Carberry. Today, WCG provides analog and
digital cable, and internet service to the following communities: Benito,
Binscarth, Birch River, Birtle, Boissevain, Bowsman, Brandon, Carberry,
Dauphin, Deloraine, Elkhorn, Erickson, Gilbert Plains, Gladstone, Glenboro, Grandview,
Hamiota, Killarney, McCreary, Melita, Minitonas, Minnedosa, Neepawa, Rivers,
Roblin, Rossburn, Russell, Sandy Lake, Shilo, Shoal Lake, Souris, St. Lazare,
Ste Rose, Strathclair, Swan River, Virden.
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