StarTek layoffs hit cornwall ontario

Well it has happened, StarTek has just recently laid off about 400 employees in the Cornwall, Ontario area, just in time for the elections. For the readers that dont know what StarTek is, it is a call center witch provides outsourcing services for big companies. For cornwall that would be ATT and Bell. Now as for the layoffs I am not certain if the layoffs affected employees from the Bell or ATT division or both. Hopefully one of our readers from Cornwall Ontario will be able to shed some light on this questions. Cornwall Ontario is a city of 45 000 people living there. In the last 15...

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Broadband: What is the difference from a Dry loop Broadband Connection vs. a Regular Broadband?

Broadband: What is the difference from a Dry loop Broadband Connection vs. a Regular Broadband? When I worked for a phone company, I remember I had customers calling me for information on getting a phone line so they may get a broadband or also known as a DSL connection. The first thing I would ask if they wanted any specific features on their phone such as caller id, for example. When they would say no, “I just want a line so I can get broadband DSL”, I would then say you could simply get a dry loop connection to have broadband internet.  It just shocked me how...

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