MONTREAL; WINNIPEG and OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Both Bell and MTS Allstream debuted their enhanced wireless 911 services Monday, squeaking in just under the CRTC-imposed deadline.
Wireless E911 is now available to Bell Mobility and Solo Mobile clients with compatible handsets wherever wireline 911 service exists in Canada, while MTS Allstream introduced the service across its CDMA cellular network in Manitoba. Telus launched its upgraded emergency service last week.
The enhanced 911 (E911) phase II capability is the result of a year-long effort involving Canada’s wireless carriers, local telephone companies and 911 call centres across the country. The CRTC set February…
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TORONTO – Multicultural Canada for Haiti is a collective fundraising appeal to benefit UNICEF Canada, and OMNI Television said today its multilingual programming will play a key role.
OMNI’s initiatives will encourage donations from viewers of its language programming, in complement with fellow partners in Multicultural Canada for Haiti: CHIN (Radio & Television); Yee Hong Foundation, Bell Canada and the Canadian Ethnic Media Association, and UNICEF. Ultimately, funds raised by Multicultural Canada for Haiti will be directed towards meeting the urgent needs of Haiti’s children, a key part of UNICEF’s relief efforts.
“OMNI is proud to help galvanize ethnic communities in…
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TORONTO – The primary headline will be the $40 million raised by Canada’s broadcasters via a pair of telethons on Friday (one in Toronto and another in French in Montreal), but there are a lot of other stories out there of companies from our industry rallying their employees or their customers to the cause.
Canada For Haiti, Friday’s one-hour, commercial-free special produced collaboratively between CBC Television, CTV and Global Television and also aired on Citytv, has raised more than $13.5 million to date for relief efforts in Haiti, it was confirmed today. (Citytv also aired its own “Help for Haiti”…
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MONTREAL – Count Bell Canada among the Canadian communication companies who have stepped up to support to Haiti.
Bell Mobility customers can text-to-donate to the following charities assisting the earthquake-ravaged nation:
– Salvation Army: text « HAITI » to code 45678 to donate $5, or « ASTRAL » (same code) to donate $10;– Plan Canada: text « HAITI » to code 30333 to donate $5;– Clinton Giustra Sustainable: text « HAITI » to code 20222 to donate $5; – World Vision: text « WORLD » (English) or « MONDE » (French) to code 45678 to donate $5;– UNICEF…
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HALIFAX – Just three months after his departure from EastLink, Dan McKeen’s career will continue in the same East Coast city in which it began.
The former co-CEO at Bragg Communications-owned EastLink was recently named senior vice-president of customer solutions at Bell Aliant. He left EastLink October 27, 2009 and begins his new job next Thursday.
In an interview with Cartt.ca, McKeen (who spent 24 years first at Halifax Cable, right out of university, which later was purchased by Bragg) is happy to be staying put, while looking forward to moving on. “This lets me work in the industry…
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SAN RAMON, CA – Bell Canada has become the latest telco to join HomePNA, which now claims more telco members than any other wired home networking technology alliance.
HomePNA is an alliance of technology companies working to promote the adoption of a high performance existing-wire home networking standard for applications such as triple-play service deployments. Currently focused on operation over coax cable and phone wire, the group creates internationally recognized, open and interoperable standards and best practices to facilitate interoperability and convergence of all networked IP data in the home.
“We have enjoyed a big increase in the number of service…
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VANCOUVER – As the country gears up to host the Olympics next month, Bell announced plans for the ‘Bell Ice Cube’, a fan zone that it says will serve as the ultimate viewing centre and meeting place for those wanting the next best thing to a front-row seat at Games.
Housed in a 3,000 square foot (280 square metre) structure in downtown Vancouver, the public showcase will feature entertainment, Olympic ticket giveaways, interactive product demonstrations and will air competitions on multiple plasma screens in high definition (courtesy of Bell TV, of course.)
"Bell wanted to create an experience for Olympic fans…
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HALIFAX – Former EastLink exec Dan McKeen will be joining competitor Bell Aliant effective January 28, 2010.
As the SVP of customer solutions, McKeen will assume leadership and responsibility for all aspects of marketing, sales and contact centre operations. He takes over the role from Heather Tulk who was recently appointed SVP of residential products at Bell Canada in Toronto.
Prior to this role, McKeen held a number of positions at Bragg Communications under the Eastlink brand, including director of marketing and new business development and, subsequently, co-CEO.
“Dan’s knowledge of the telecommunications, internet and television markets across our territory is both first-hand and deep”, said CEO…
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TIVERTON, Ont. – While wireless newcomers like Wind and Public and DAVE get all the press as they launch in the big Canadian cities this year, the people in places like Collingwood, Owen Sound, Kincardine and Tiverton, Ont., will also have a new mobile competitor in 2010.
Their nearly 100-year-old ILEC, Bruce Telecom, plans to add wireless this year – to go along with the next generation service it launched in 2009, digital television.
“We have a fairly wide product offering,” new CEO Eric Dobson told Cartt.ca in an interview Wednesday (his third day on the job), “and in the second…
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MONTREAL and BARRIE, ON – National consumer electronics retailer The Source has bumped Rogers products from its shelves to make room for Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile wireless products.
The Source was acquired by Bell last March following the bankruptcy of the retailer’s U.S. parent Circuit City Stores, Inc. Now operating independently as The Source and as La Source in Québec, the Barrie, ON-based retailer also offers Bell TV and high-speed Bell Internet services.
The Source began offering the Bell products at selected stores this past weekend, and most of its 750 locations will be fully equipped by the end…
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