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Bragg to buy Persona

HALIFAX – Turns out Bragg Communications' deal to buy Amtelecom was only the beginning after all. Today, Bragg Communications, owners of eastern telco EastLink, announced that is has signed a purchase agreement to purchase Persona Communications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With more than 260,000 customers, Persona provides communications services to customers throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec and Newfoundland & Labrador. Together, the companies will have over 500,000 customers spread from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, into Ontario and west to Delta, B.C. "This purchase represents an opportunity to significantly grow our business, to build upon...