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Microsoft Expands IPTV Technology software

LAS VEGAS – Microsoft has lined up additional suppliers providing technologies that support the Microsoft TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Edition software platform, which is being deployed by several service... Continue Reading

BCE confirms privatization talks

MONTREAL - BCE Inc., Canada’s largest telecommunications company, with 127 years of history, has confirmed it is in talks with a group of investors to take the whole enterprise private.... Continue Reading

Telus expands de-reg applications

VANCOUVER - Telus announced Monday it has applied for local phone service deregulation in Calgary, Victoria, and Rimouski. These applications follow similar filings for Vancouver and Edmonton last Wednesday. The... Continue Reading

Bell wants pan-regional dereg

MONTREAL - Bell Canada has applied to the CRTC to deregulate the most populous regions inside its Ontario and Quebec territories. The company has asked for forbearance from regulation of... Continue Reading