Bell wins Alberta SuperNet contract; moves to buy competitor Axia NetMedia

CALGARY and EDMONTON – Just days after being awarded a multi-year contract from the Alberta government to operate the province’s SuperNet, Bell also announced its intention to buy competing SuperNet provider Axia NetMedia.Financial terms of the Axia acquisition, which Bell said is expected to be completed this fall, were not disclosed.Alberta SuperNet is a government-led initiative that provides broadband network connectivity to schools, hospitals, libraries, municipal and indigenous offices, government facilities, enterprise business customers and Internet service providers in 429 urban and rural communities throughout the province.Bell currently owns and operates the SuperNet network assets serving 27 urban centres in...