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Commission says no to Craig

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – It was an application that asked for the insertion of a new middleman in the Canadian television scheme and the CRTC said a definitive “no” to the… Continue Reading

Not much new at Bell AGM

MONTREAL – While a number of individual Bell Canada shareholders voiced their concerns Wednesday about killer capital gains taxes they would have to pay should the company be taken… Continue Reading

Protest planned at Bell AGM

MONTREAL – While shareholders will undoubtedly want to hear about who’s buying the company and when, the Canadian Telecommunications Employees’ Association will be protesting this morning at the… Continue Reading

Third group looks to take BCE private

MONTREAL – The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and American private equity firm Providence Equity Partners lead the third group looking into purchasing Bell Canada Enterprises. Late Tuesday, BCE’s strategic… Continue Reading

A million PVR homes in Canada

TORONTO – The number of personal video recorders in Canada rocketed up by about 43% since the fall of 2006 says research company Solutions Research Group. Advance results from… Continue Reading