Industry minister talks up relaxation of telecom rules Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says opening up Canada’s telecom sector to allow more foreign investment will help Canadian companies get access to the money they need to be their best and will also… Continue reading
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Wind: Canada’s newest national wireless provider
WIND Mobile, a subsidiary of Globalive Holdings, marked an historic day for wireless in Canada today by becoming the newest national wireless provider in Canada in over a decade. As a part of the official launch in Toronto, WIND Mobile unveiled a 20-foot monument as… Continue reading
Primus Canada ranks country’s “chattiest” provinces
Saskatchewan, known as Canada’s sunniest province, is also the country’s “chattiest”, according to a new ranking by Primus Telecommunications Canada, Canada’s largest alternative telecommunications carrier, which tracked the average number of monthly minutes residents spend on long distance calls. Primus found Saskatchewanians talk… Continue reading
Bell acquires full ownership of Virgin Mobile Canada
Bell today announced the $142-million acquisition by Bell Mobility of the 50% stake in Virgin Mobile Canada not already owned by Bell, along with an exclusive, long-term licensing agreement with the Virgin Group for continued use of the Virgin Mobile brand in Canada. “Bell Continue reading
Smaller ISP’s can now offer faster internet services
Small internet service providers have won a victory that will enable them to offer the same speeds as big phone companies. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a decision ordering Canada’s big phone companies, including Bell, Telus Corp., MTS Allstream Inc., SaskTel and Bell Aliant, to offer the same internet speeds to [...]
PEI goes broadband at last!
High-speed internet service will soon be available to all Prince Edward Islanders. Large rural areas of the province currently rely on dial-up service, but on Wednesday the province announced it will be entering into an $8.2-million deal with Aliant to provide rural customers with high-speed internet by 2009. “This was their initiative that they came forward [...]
