ABOUT YOUR EDITORS’ NOTE on negotiating a fee rather than imposing a tax (in the story "Heritage Committee: Von Finckenstein wants to let broadcasters and distributors negotiate a…
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TORONTO – Huge cuts in expenses and employees and the adding of a new retail division were just a couple of major moves undertaken by Bell Canada over the…
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OTTAWA – During the first three months of 2009, Canadians sent about 88 million text messages per day, or about 7.8 billion in total. That works out to a…
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AURORA, ON – The NETcomm Québec 2009 Conference and Trade show held June 10-11 in Montreal is almost sold out, and its ‘early bird’ rate expires Sunday.
The Québec…
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Don’t miss your chance to register for the 2009 Canadian Telecom Summit, only a few weeks away.
Held June 15 – 17 in Toronto, the event promises to cover all…
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OTTAWA – A coalition of consumer groups and independent telecos is appealing the CRTC decision on whether or not Bell Canada unfairly capped the bandwidth of third party Internet…
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PITTSBURGH – American conventional television stations are gouging cable companies with dramatic increases in retransmission consent payments, reported the American Cable Association today.
The group’s survey found a 271%…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications is hoping to raise close to $1 billion.
The company has priced an offering of $1.0 billion of 5.80% senior notes, priced at $997.67 per…
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ONE OF THE FORMER rules of thumb when it comes to opinionating was: Never Use “I”.
Saying “I think” or “I believe” in a column is redundant and lazy….
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TORONTO – The concept of a virtual workplace appears to be gaining momentum in Canada.
Proponents of the idea say that the benefits are many. In addition to reducing…
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