IT and high speed customer growth drive Aliant

HALIFAX - Operating revenues rose 2% to $852.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, ended December 31st at Bell Aliant. High-speed Internet and information technology revenue growth offset local and long distance declines as HSI saw customer growth of 23.9%. Information technology revenue growth was 27.1%. The company did not release any subscriber information on its digital television product. "Strong growth in Internet and information technology revenues outpaced declines in local and long distance revenue. Increases in provincial capital tax and professional and consulting fees offset revenue increases resulting in operating income of $195 million, consistent with the same...