OTTAWA – Canada’s broadcast regulator has laid out details for a new industry code that cable and satellite companies will have to adhere to when they’re billing customers. The CRTC says the new rules will require TV providers to give customers clearer details about the duration of promotional offers and the prices they’ll be billed…
Pratt & Whitney Plans $67 Million Upgrade
Aerospace firm Pratt & Whitney Canada is planning a $67-million investment over the next six years at its manufacturing facility near the Halifax airport. The Nova Scotia government says it will provide up to 20 per cent or $13.4 million of the costs of the project. A spokeswoman for the government says the subsidy will…
Photos of the Day: The Flying Car
The Transportation Safety Board says the U.S. manufacturer of flying cars has grounded all five of its prototypes until it can determine a cause for a recent crash in B.C. Read: Flying Car Prototypes Grounded After Crash The TSB has no jurisdiction in the investigation because the Maverick isn’t a registered aircraft, and Yearwood says…
Flying Car Prototypes Grounded After Crash
The Transportation Safety Board says the U.S. manufacturer of flying cars has grounded all five of its prototypes until it can determine a cause for a recent crash in B.C. View Photos of the Day: The Flying Car One of the Maverick flying cars crashed near a Vernon elementary school last week, leaving a pilot…
Rural Canadian cell phone users won’t get faster networks soon
Canadians living in rural areas will have better cell phone reception once a federal auction of radio waves takes place, but telecom analysts say it could take years before the improved service is launched. Analyst Brahm Eiley said coverage of rural Canada should expand over time. “Is this going to happen tomorrow? Chances are –…
Ericsson Bids on Nortel Division
TORONTO — Swedish telecom giant Ericsson says it has officially submitted a bid for Nortel’s wireless division, ahead of the auction that starts tomorrow. A spokeswoman for Ericsson confirmed that the company made the move before the official submission deadline on Tuesday, but declined to say how much Ericsson was willing to pay. Reports have…