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MTS Allstream deals for Multinet

TORONTO - MTS Allstream Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services, announced Wednesday it has acquired Multinet Communications Services Inc., a Montreal-based telephony systems and customer network solutions provider. The deal strengthens MTS Allstream’s competitive position, the company said, by expanding its Unified Communications solutions delivery and service capabilities on a national basis, and particularly in Quebec, one of the Allstream’s key business markets and areas of investment. “The Multinet acquisition demonstrates an ongoing commitment to growing our Unified Communications portfolio capabilities,” said MTS Allstream CEO Pierre Blouin in a statement. “Similarly, the fact that Multinet was chosen...