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BCE to buy back 2.66 M shares

MONTREAL – BCE will purchase for cancellation 2.66 million of its common shares, the company said Tuesday. The common shares will be counted towards the 20 million common shares that… Continue Reading

SCTE names first CTO

EXTON, PA – Daniel Howard is the first chief technology officer of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE). Howard, who co-founded and served as CTO of Broadcom acquisition Digital… Continue Reading

Telus issues $1B notes

VANCOUVER – Telus will offer senior unsecured notes worth $1 billion. The 5.05% 10-year notes were priced at $99.744 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 5.083% per… Continue Reading

CRTC to review DTH policies

OTTAWA – The CRTC will hold a public proceeding in November to review its policies for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite distribution. Tuesday’s call for comments invited proposals on its regulatory framework… Continue Reading