Aurora Cable Internet
Encyclopedia
Aurora Cable Internet was a Canadian
company, which provided digital cable television, cable Internet
and VOIP service in the towns of Aurora
and Oak Ridges, Ontario
. Founded by Jim Irvine Aurora Cable was the town's only cable provider from the time of its inception in 1969 until its eventual take over in 2008. Along with providing cable service it also produced a series of community based programs to help inform Aurora residence of local events and services. Some of these shows aired for many years including Sports Beat (hosted by Lowell McClenny), and Our Town (which was hosted my former Aurora mayor Dick Illingworth). In its final year of broadcast ACI's programming line-up included Plugged In, Bookmarks, Fit & Fabulous, Sports Beat, Our Town, On The Money, Council In Action, Body Mind & Spirit, and Tigers This Week. Fit & Fabulous was the only ACI show brought over to continue production with Rogers TV York Region.
For many years Aurora Cable provided weekly live
-to-tape broadcasts of the OPJHL Aurora Tigers. During playoffs every Aurora Tigers game was broadcast, featuring play-by-play provided by Scott Ferguson, and colour commentary by Anthony Regan. These broadcasts were produced and directed by station manager Steve Mitchell. Under his guidance Aurora Cable (ACI) became the first Canadian community channel to broadcast entirely in HD.
The company used Docsis
ver. 2.0 systems.
ACI was the last remaining independently owned cable distributor in the Greater Toronto Area
. Apart from Aurora, the region is served exclusively by larger national cable companies, either Rogers Cable
or Cogeco
.
In early 2008, Rogers received CRTC approval to overbuild portions of Aurora Cable's service area, a move that Aurora had opposed. Shortly thereafter, Rogers announced an agreement to purchase Aurora, pending CRTC approval.
The purchase agreement was finalized and approved on June 12, 2008 and Aurora Cable Internet became part of Rogers Cable services.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
company, which provided digital cable television, cable Internet
Cable internet
In telecommunications, cable Internet access, often shortened to cable Internet or simply cable, is a form of broadband Internet access that uses the cable television infrastructure. Like digital subscriber line and fiber to the premises services, cable Internet access provides network edge...
and VOIP service in the towns of Aurora
Aurora, Ontario
Aurora is an affluent town in York Region, approximately 20 km north of Toronto. It is partially situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario.Many Aurora residents commute to Toronto and surrounding communities.In the...
and Oak Ridges, Ontario
Oak Ridges, Ontario
Oak Ridges is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada, and has been part of Richmond Hill's administrative area since its annexation in 1971. Although physically separate and distinct from Richmond Hill, it forms the northern portion of the municipality's boundary. Located about 16.5 km...
. Founded by Jim Irvine Aurora Cable was the town's only cable provider from the time of its inception in 1969 until its eventual take over in 2008. Along with providing cable service it also produced a series of community based programs to help inform Aurora residence of local events and services. Some of these shows aired for many years including Sports Beat (hosted by Lowell McClenny), and Our Town (which was hosted my former Aurora mayor Dick Illingworth). In its final year of broadcast ACI's programming line-up included Plugged In, Bookmarks, Fit & Fabulous, Sports Beat, Our Town, On The Money, Council In Action, Body Mind & Spirit, and Tigers This Week. Fit & Fabulous was the only ACI show brought over to continue production with Rogers TV York Region.
For many years Aurora Cable provided weekly live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
-to-tape broadcasts of the OPJHL Aurora Tigers. During playoffs every Aurora Tigers game was broadcast, featuring play-by-play provided by Scott Ferguson, and colour commentary by Anthony Regan. These broadcasts were produced and directed by station manager Steve Mitchell. Under his guidance Aurora Cable (ACI) became the first Canadian community channel to broadcast entirely in HD.
The company used Docsis
DOCSIS
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification is an international telecommunications standard that permits the addition of high-speed data transfer to an existing cable TV system...
ver. 2.0 systems.
ACI was the last remaining independently owned cable distributor in the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
. Apart from Aurora, the region is served exclusively by larger national cable companies, either Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 Internet subscribers, in Manitoba, Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.The...
or Cogeco
Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
.
In early 2008, Rogers received CRTC approval to overbuild portions of Aurora Cable's service area, a move that Aurora had opposed. Shortly thereafter, Rogers announced an agreement to purchase Aurora, pending CRTC approval.
The purchase agreement was finalized and approved on June 12, 2008 and Aurora Cable Internet became part of Rogers Cable services.