Thunder Bay Telephone
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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.
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.
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.
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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, 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.
The first phone call in Thunder Bay took place in 1902, and Thunder Bay Telephone was formed to connect the communities of Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Ontario
Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario which amalgamated with Fort William and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Port Arthur was the district seat of Thunder Bay District.- History :...
and Fort William
Fort William, Ontario
Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. It amalgamated with Port Arthur and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the city of Thunder Bay in January 1970. Ever since then it has been the largest city in Northwestern...
.
TBayTel wireless is the largest cellular service provider in Northwestern Ontario. TBayTel uses the CDMA2000
CDMA2000
CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B...
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
High Speed Packet Access
High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols...
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.
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.