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In 1859, several prominent Quebecers founded the Banque Nationale in Quebec City as a banking institution controlled by French-speaking businessmen. [ 2 ] In 1924, the Banque Nationale, which was struggling financially while caught-up in a serious recession, [ 3 ] merged with the Banque d'Hochelaga (founded in Montreal in 1874) to create the ...
The merged bank was renamed "Banque Canadienne Nationale" (BCN) (English, "Canadian National Bank"). In 1968, BCN, in conjunction with a number of other banks, launched Chargex, the first credit card to be issued by a Canadian bank. During the 1970s, Quebec-based rival Provincial Bank of Canada expanded
Service Provider Internet Connection Type(s) Region(s) Served Parent/owner Notes Access Communications: Saskatchewan: Aurora Cable Internet: Acquired by Rogers Communications in 2008. Avetria Networks: Ontario: Beanfield Metroconnect: Toronto Vancouver Montreal: Largest independent fibre owner in Canada. Acquired FibreStream and UrbanFibre in ...
Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telephone line which could be connected using an RJ-11 connector. [1]
The introduction of network access servers supporting the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and later the point-to-point protocol (PPP) extended the Internet protocols and made the full range of Internet services available to dial-up users; although slower, due to the lower data rates available using dial-up.
An 'Access Point Name' (APN) is the name of a gateway [2] between a mobile network (GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G and 5G) and another computer network, frequently the public Internet. [3] Some Important APN Terms: Below are some terms of the APN settings, explaining what each setting stands for: APN: The APN address of your (mobile network operator) MNOs.
Services Québec provides general information on government programs and services, which is available by phone or at one of Services Québec offices. The Répertoire des programmes et services (French only), which contains information on over 3000 subjects related to government programs and services and is updated regularly in collaboration ...
To access pictorial information in a remote database would require a point-to-point connection that sends low bit-rate queries to the database and high bit-rate video from the database. Entertainment video applications are largely point-to-multi-point connections, requiring one way communication of full motion video and audio from the program ...