Thunder Bay Telephone
| Thunder Bay Telephone | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1902 |
| Jurisdiction | Thunder Bay and surrounding area |
| Headquarters | Thunder Bay |
| Employees | Over 400 [1] |
| Agency executive | Don Campbell, Interim CEO |
| Website | |
| tbaytel.net | |
Thunder Bay Telephone is a municipally owned telecommunications company operating in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and the surrounding area. The company uses the marketing name TBayTel in advertisements and official communications.
TBayTel contributes over $20M to the city of Thunder Bay.[2]
The first phone call in Thunder Bay took place in 1902, and Thunder Bay Telephone was formed to connect the communities of Port Arthur and Fort William.
TBayTel wireless is the largest cellular service provider in Northwestern Ontario. TBayTel uses the CDMA2000 technology with 1xRTT and EV-DO for their 3G data speeds.
TBayTel has domestic roaming agreements with providers TELUS, Bell, Aliant, MTS Allstream, SaskTel and Rogers.
TBayTel announced on March 24 that they will be launching their own HSPA network in the second half of 2010. This announcement came at the same time as their planned agreement with Rogers Communications to provide Canada-wide roaming.[3]
TBayTel launched Digital IPTV Service on November 23, 2010. At launch, the service provided HDTV, whole-home PVR and web-based scheduling of recordings using Motorola VIP2262 set-top boxes.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tbaytel.net/corporate/whybuy_tbaytel.shtml
- ^ http://www.tbaytel.net/corporate/whybuy_tbaytel.shtml
- ^ http://www.tbaytel.net/media/news/TBayTel%20News%20Release%20-Mar%2024.pdf
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