Seaside Communications Explained
Seaside Communications is a Canadian cable television and telecommunications company. In 1975, Seaside was established in Sydney, Nova Scotia, when it was issued a cable licence from the CRTC.[1] On August 23, 2021, Rogers Communications purchased Seaside Communications for an undisclosed amount.[2]
Products
Digital, high-definition television and analog television, high-speed internet, home phone.
Service areas
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Reserve Mines, Louisbourg, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia, and surrounding communities such as Albert Bridge, Hornes Road, Hillside, Hills Road, Marion Bridge, Carabin's Trailer Park, Main-à-Dieu, Neal Cove, Bateston, Catalone and Catalone Road. Seaside signed a partnership agreement on July 6, 2020, with Eskasoni Communications to provide fiber optic service in Eskasoni First Nation.[3]
Company history
- 1975 Seaside Cable TV Ltd. [4]
- 1984 Seaside Cable TV (1984) Ltd. (Ownership Change)[5] 1988 Seaside expands to the communities of Albert Bridge, Hornes Road, Hillside, Hills Road, Marion Bridge, Carabin's Trailer Park, Main-à-Dieu, Neal Cove, Bateston, Catalone and Catalone Road.[6]
- 1991 Seaside acquires River Bourgeois Cablevision Limited.[7]
- 1992 Seaside acquires Baddeck Cable T.V. Company Ltd.[8]
- 1992 Seaside acquires St. Peter's Cablevision Limited.[9]
- 2000 Seaside Communications Inc. (Name Change)
- 2006 Seaside adds Video on demand (VOD) services to its lineup.[10]
- 2020 Seaside partners with Eskasoni Communications to provide service in the community.
- 2021 Rogers Communications acquires Seaside.
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Notes and References
- Web site: 23 February 2013 . Canadian Cable Providers - TV/Video . 31 March 2013 . Tv.about.com . 1 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401132620/http://tv.about.com/od/canadiancableproviders/Canadian_Cable_Providers.htm . dead .
- Web site: 2021-08-23 . Seaside Communications to join Rogers Communications to connect more residents and businesses in local communities . 2023-02-09 . About Rogers . en-US.
- Web site: Kelloway . Brent . 6 July 2020 . High-speed internet coming to Eskasoni First Nation . 2 February 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: RJSC Connect - SEASIDE CABLE T.V. LTD . 9 February 2023 . Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stocks.
- Web site: 19 July 1984 . ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 84-597 . 31 March 2013 . Crtc.gc.ca.
- Web site: 16 February 1988 . ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 88-102 . 31 March 2013 . Crtc.gc.ca.
- Web site: 27 June 1991 . ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 91-421 . 31 March 2013 . Crtc.gc.ca.
- Web site: 1992 . ARCHIVED - Public Notice CRTC 1992-23 . 31 March 2013 . Crtc.gc.ca.
- Web site: 21 May 1992 . ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 92-278 . 31 March 2013 . Crtc.gc.ca.
- Web site: 13 September 2006 . ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-508 . 31 March 2013 . Crtc.gc.ca.