Csii Initiates the Commercialization of Its National Fibre Ring Backbone Network.Business Editors LONGUEUIL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2001 Cable Satisfaction International Inc. (Csii)(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CSQ.A.) announced today that it has signed on Friday, through its Portuguese subsidiary Cabovisao, an agreement with one of the major telecom operators in Portugal for the leasing of dark fibres on its national fibre ring backbone network. "This is a major breakthrough for Csii, as it represents the first time in Portugal that Cabovisao has become an alternate provider of backbone capacity. The combination of dark fibre capacity and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy data transmission provides our operation with a unique opportunity to pursue its growth objectives in addition to direct access with its bundle service of CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. , High Speed Internet - Netvisao(TM) and Telephony - IPhone(TM) to residential and business customers," said Guy Laflamme, President and Chief Executive Officer of Csii. Csii builds and operates broadband (750 MHz) hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. ) networks and, through its subsidiary Cabovisao, provides cable television services, high-speed Internet access, telephony and national high-speed data transmission services. The subordinate voting shares of Csii are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. . |
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