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AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39B

DALLAS, TX – AT&T is buying T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a deal worth approximately US$39 billion, the companies confirmed on Sunday. The move means that AT&T will add… Continue Reading

Bertrand heads up BoD at Quebecor

MONTREAL – Françoise Bertrand has been named chair of the board of directors at Quebecor Inc. effective immediately, the company announced Monday. Bertrand, who has been a member of the… Continue Reading

Revenue, losses down at Telehop

TORONTO – Telehop managed to cut its net loss by more than half, but still ended 2010 in the red. The long distance provider reported year-to-date revenue of $11.76 million… Continue Reading

Town-owned telco rolling out video

THUNDER BAY – Add Tbaytel to the list of IPTV providers who credit the Microsoft Mediaroom platform for smoothing the way for the rollout of video services. After selecting the… Continue Reading

Astral’s Cornellier headed to CTAM U

TORONTO – Astral’s Dominique Cornellier will be off to Harvard in June as this year’s recipient of the CTAM Canada Fellowship Award, also known as CTAM U. Cornellier is vice-president… Continue Reading