Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago
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The Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago (CCTT) or the Trinidad & Tobago Trans-Cable Co. Ltd, a division of Intercomm Holdings (Trinidad), is the leading Cable TV and Broadband
provider in Trinidad and Tobago
. Formed by a combined merger of the local Transcable, Cable View, Rainbow and AJ Cable companies the Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago competes against DirecTV
, TSTT
, and several other local Internet Service Providers in Trinidad and Tobago. Phil Cleary
a businessman originally from Newfoundland, Canada founded the company.
The Broadband offerings provided by CCTT go by the name, FiberLine. The FiberLine network is made-up of a composite high-speed Fiber-optics Internet Backbone scattered over much of the interior parts of Trinidad. With DirecTV not licensed to provide Internet service via Satellite in Trinidad and Tobago, FiberLine is the sole high-speed Internet competitor to TSTT. As the company moves forward, more advanced technology continues to be deployed.
During the years of 1999-2000 a series of Scientific Atlanta digital cable boxes were provided to all customers. Once deployed, the Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago attempted to implement a tiered level of service packages. But the boxes were later returned by many irate customers upset that some of the boxes were randomly scrambling basic cable channels.
Following the turn of events, CCTT continued to work with many customers during the transition period from analogue to digital cable. Following that situation, many still complain that the company is known for the occasional outage during International cricket matches, CCTT seemingly draws much ire of the public at large.
In 2006, the company was acquired by a Canadian company, and changed its name to Columbus Communications
.
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
provider in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. Formed by a combined merger of the local Transcable, Cable View, Rainbow and AJ Cable companies the Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago competes against DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, TSTT
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited is the largest telephone and Internet service provider in Trinidad and Tobago...
, and several other local Internet Service Providers in Trinidad and Tobago. Phil Cleary
Phil Cleary (businessman)
Phil Cleary is one of the pioneers of the cable television industry in Trinidad and Tobago. He is originally from the province of Newfoundland, Canada. He migrated to Trinidad and Tobago in 1992 after a friend of Cleary had acquired a cable TV license in the twin island nation and was seeking a...
a businessman originally from Newfoundland, Canada founded the company.
The Broadband offerings provided by CCTT go by the name, FiberLine. The FiberLine network is made-up of a composite high-speed Fiber-optics Internet Backbone scattered over much of the interior parts of Trinidad. With DirecTV not licensed to provide Internet service via Satellite in Trinidad and Tobago, FiberLine is the sole high-speed Internet competitor to TSTT. As the company moves forward, more advanced technology continues to be deployed.
During the years of 1999-2000 a series of Scientific Atlanta digital cable boxes were provided to all customers. Once deployed, the Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago attempted to implement a tiered level of service packages. But the boxes were later returned by many irate customers upset that some of the boxes were randomly scrambling basic cable channels.
Following the turn of events, CCTT continued to work with many customers during the transition period from analogue to digital cable. Following that situation, many still complain that the company is known for the occasional outage during International cricket matches, CCTT seemingly draws much ire of the public at large.
In 2006, the company was acquired by a Canadian company, and changed its name to Columbus Communications
Columbus Communications
Columbus Communications is a cable television and telecommunications company based in Freeport, Bahamas, serving markets in the Caribbean and Latin America....
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