Cancom - Inuvik TV Breaks World High Speed Interactive Internet Through Cable For Schools with Cancom's Internet Outpost Network and "The World from Cancom" Services.INUVIK, North West Territories--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1996-- CANCOM CANCOM Women's Cancer Information Project CANCOM Canadian Command (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). , ME: SAT) Somewhere above the 68th parallel, Inuvik TV is kicking off the school year by connecting the college and all the schools throughout its community to the world's most advanced high speed satellite-to-cable Internet system to date. "We are bringing our community into the 21st century with the high speed Internet Outpost Network services delivered by Cancom through satellite and we intend to make education the largest winner in this new development," says Inuvik TV president Tom Zubko who is also mayor of Inuvik. "Inuvik TV and its leaders are once again demonstrating the extraordinary spirit of enterprise and innovation of Canada's communities situated in the remote areas of our land. Cancom is particularly proud to have developed the specific state-of-the art satellite technology that will help bring its long-standing Northern partners to the forefront of the information highway where their voices can clearly be heard," said Alain Gourd gourd (gôrd, g  rd), common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of plants whose range includes all tropical and subtropical areas and extends into the temperate zones. , Cancom President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Inuvik TV's community-wide Internet services can be accessed through a 4 Mbps cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. or a 28.8 Kbps dial-up line A two-wire line as used in the dial-up telephone network. Contrast with leased line. . "We are eight times faster than Rogers' system in Newmarket in the outskirts of Toronto, Canada's communications capital!" Mr.Zubko states in describing the advantages the new service will bring to the community. Among the advantages Mr. Zubko envisages are the delivery of formal and informal education; the promotion of a blossoming tourism industry; the delivery of general information on the community to its members and to those who want to know more about them; and the provision of a range of other activities on this "two-way" street. Since 1990, Inuvik TV has been providing access to cable television services to over 1400 homes, schools and businesses throughout its Northern community of 3500 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. . It now offers 30 channels through its satellite downlink facilities, 17 more than when it started six years ago. As of this school year, it will provide free cable-in-the-classroom services as well as the new high speed Internet access See how to access the Internet. . Cancom is the leading provider of satellite services in the country. Cancom's Internet Outpost Network and The World from Cancom community - customized intranet network offer a variety of satellite, and terrestrial network and speed alternatives that can be customized to meet the unique needs of a community as well as provide continuous monitoring services for the best possible community-to-network match. Cancom's multi-million dollar support facility staffed 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, quickly smoothes out networks' wrinkles wrinkles See bells and whistles. . CONTACT: Inuvik TV Tom Zubko, 403/979-3190 tczubco@inuviktv.com http://www.inuviktv.com or Cancom Rob Sombach, 905/272-6642 rsomb@cancom.ca http://www.cancom.net or Patricia Dumas, 905/272-6603 pdumas@cancom.ca |
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