January 31, 2011 14 years ago

Glentel  opens new store, aims to top 500 locations this year

BURNABY – Multi-carrier wireless retailer Glentel has opened its 435th store and is planning on 65 more this year alone. Operating under the Wave Sans Fil banner, the new store, located… Continue Reading

January 31, 2011 14 years ago

Corus invests in digital publishing company B5Media

NEW YORK and TORONTO – Corus has acquired a minority stake in on-line media publisher B5Media Inc., the companies announced Monday. Amongst its assets, B5Media owns three women’s lifestyle websites… Continue Reading

January 31, 2011 14 years ago

CTS dumps Word TV amidst allegations of censorship

BURLINGTON, ON – Crossroads Television System (CTS) has dropped religious talk program Word TV from its schedule after claiming that the show breached the network’s code of ethics. Word TV producer and… Continue Reading

January 31, 2011 14 years ago

Videotron, Telus announce hiring plans

MONTREAL and VANCOUVER – The resurgence in the Canadian economy has boded well for the telco industry in Canada. Videotron said that it created 827 new jobs in 2010, driven… Continue Reading

January 28, 2011 14 years ago

BCE turns blind eye to accessibility, coalition claims

TORONTO – A coalition of some of Canada’s largest accessibility organizations is accusing BCE of ignoring Canadians with disabilities. Access 2020 says that Bell’s response to interventions filed in regards… Continue Reading

January 28, 2011 14 years ago

Mobilicity rings in Lunar New Year with free calls, multicultural content

TORONTO – Mobilicity will mark the start of the Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Rabbit by offering its customers free calling to China, Hong Kong… Continue Reading

January 28, 2011 14 years ago

CRTC yanks licence of Toronto campus radio station

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC has revoked the broadcasting licence of CKLN-FM, the community-based campus radio station located at Ryerson University, after finding that it breached numerous regulations and conditions… Continue Reading

January 26, 2011 14 years ago

More than half of next year’s U.S. handset shipments will be smart phones, says In-Stat

THE SMART PHONE market will continue to grow by leaps and bounds, with the composition and makeup of the smartphone ecosystem changing just as quickly, says new research from… Continue Reading

January 26, 2011 14 years ago

CRTC backs CCTS, releases details of review

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC reaffirmed its support for the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) on Wednesday after releasing the full details of its review of the telecom consumer… Continue Reading

January 26, 2011 14 years ago

News report breaches privacy right of wife of driver in accident, says CBSC

OTTAWA – A news interview with the wife of a driver involved in a vehicle accident breached her right to privacy due to the manner in which her words… Continue Reading