FTTH continues to pay off for Bell Aliant

HALIFAX – Growth in its television and Internet services helped boost first quarter profits at Bell Aliant. The regional telco said Thursday that net earnings for the period ended March 31, 2012 were $87 million, up from $84 million in the same quarter last year (note that first quarter 2011 earnings included a $3 million loss from discontinued operations that did not recur in 2012). Operating revenues were flat at $682 million, as declines in local and long distance revenues as a result of lower network access services (NAS) were offset by growth in all other major revenue categories, led...