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A race to the home: cable, telephone and satellite TV companies battle for control of the small screen

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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has been asked to arbitrate a number of disputes among cable television, satellite and telecommunications firms. Canadian firms are trying to block DirecTV from broadcasting in Canada, while telephone firms want to enter the field.

Industry Overview, Television broadcasting industry, Telecommunications systems, Direct broadcast satellite television, Satellite television, DIRECTV Inc.

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Gazing at the future: Ottawa receives a blueprint for the information age

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The 29-member Information Highway Advisory Council issue a report listing 300 ways in which the Canadian government could assist the implementation of new technologies. The report addressed such areas as telecommunications, cable television and the Internet.

Computer industry, Reports, Information technology

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To hook a nation: telephone and cable firms vie to wire homes

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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission conducted hearings during Mar 1995, on whether to allow telephone companies to offer new communications services. The telephone companies want to compete against cable television firms.

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