OTTAWA – The CRTC has turned down a request from the Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. (CNOC) to merge the retail component of usage-based billing (UBB) with the residential…
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TORONTO – Mobilicity is urging the Ontario government to follow the example set by Manitoba and Quebec and pass its own legislation designed to “end unfair practices by…
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RIMOUSKI – Telus is set to begin building a new $65 million intelligent Internet data centre in Rimouski that should be ready to open in 2012.
The company said Wednesday…
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OTTAWA – The pace of play at the Federal Court of Appeal’s (FCA) hearing on Globalive Wireless’ ownership yesterday was certainly not like an NHL playoff game, but both…
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TORONTO – Bell is helping over 1,000 McDonald’s restaurants across Canada to add free, unlimited Wi-Fi to their menu.
And by month’s end, more than 90% of the company’s 1,400…
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EDMONTON – As wildfire continues to ravage Slave Lake, Telus announced plans to help the displaced residents and emergency services.
The telco said Tuesday that it is donating $25,000 to the…
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WATERLOO, ON – Over-the-top video provider Netflix has become the largest source of Internet traffic overall in North America, representing 29.7% of peak downstream traffic, according to the latest global Internet traffic report…
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ENGLEWOOD, CO – Dish Network has dedicated two of its on-demand channels to solicit customer donations for disaster relief assistance in the United States and Japan.
From now through July 31,…
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WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has introduced a new law designed to simplify cell phone contracts in the province.
Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord Mackintosh tabled the new…
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ISTANBUL – Some of the world’s poorest countries experienced a jump in mobile cellular connectivity, but Internet use remains low, according to figures released by the International Telecommunications Union…
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