OTTAWA – The craft and services employees who yesterday rejected Bell Canada’s latest contract offer by a 59-per-cent majority were in essence rejecting the concession demands put forward by Bell,... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Ten-digit dialling is coming in June to British Columbia and Alberta, and businesses and residents in those provinces need to prepare now, says the Telecommunications Alliance. To meet... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Bell Canada technicians represented by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers' Union of Canada (CEP) have voted at 59.1% to reject a final contract offer presented by the company... Continue Reading
ALTHOUGH WORLDWIDE MOBILE TV broadcast subscription revenue is predicted to reach US$12 billion in 2012, the current fragmentation of standards in mobile TV broadcasting may impede rollout. Certainly, standards fragmentation... Continue Reading
TORONTO – While calling for other Canadian companies to follow his lead and grow abroad, Cogeco Inc. CEO Louis Audet added that recent changes to certain tax rules make it... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) kicked off a new Gold/Platinum awards program for mobile ringtones with the announcement today that 43 ringtones have been awarded Platinum certification,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 30 senior level information technology executives will bring their strategic IT know-how to The Cable Show ’08 in New Orleans next month. Specifically designed for chief... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The offices of one of North America’s largest distributors of free-to-air (FTA) receivers were raided earlier this month, during which large quantities of receivers and access cards were... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG – David Lazzarato has been appointed as Craig Wireless Systems chief executive officer, effective April 28. Lazzarato has more than 20 years’ experience in senior management roles with public companies... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Catalyst Asset Management continues to raise objections over the proposed takeover of BCE Inc. by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its investment partners. Catalyst is the investment... Continue Reading
