MTS expanding wireless net in home territory

WINNIPEG - MTS Allstream said today it will expand its CDMA wireless network, bringing coverage to eight new rural Manitoba communities in 2010, including the port of Churchill in northern Manitoba."We are excited to expand our mobile wireless services to new areas of our home province," said Kelvin Shepherd, president, MTS. "Our wireless network already provides the widest coverage available in Manitoba, with over 97% of the province's population enjoying cellular coverage."Wireless communications are a great enabler, and this announcement is great news for the First Nations communities who will receive wireless coverage," said Ron Evans, Grand Chief of the...