MONTREAL – Bell Canada today announced that a portion of its series 17 preferred shares will be converted. Of its 14 million cumulative redeemable Class A series 17 preferred shares,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bell Canada's furry pitch-rodents are returning for the NHL playoffs. Frank and Gordon, the pair of animated beavers that debuted during the Winter Olympics will celebrate the start... Continue Reading
RESEARCH AND INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM Think Equity says it believes that American telco AT&T (the former SBC) will scale back its IPTV rollout for a number of reasons, the primary... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Broadcast management software company Specialty Data Systems announced today that Jim Anderson is now vice-president, client services.In his new position, Anderson – who joined SDS in 2001 –... Continue Reading
SAINT JOHN, N.B., and MONTREAL – Aliant CEO Jay Forbes announced today he'll be leaving the company on July 31st. By then, it's expected that substantially all of the necessary... Continue Reading
CALGARY – With voice customers growing at a good clip, Shaw Communications Thursday announced net income of $45.8 million in the second quarter, compared to net income of $5.7 million... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Contrary to how Canada's incumbent telcos spun last week's local forbearance decision, the deregulation process will not take a year or more, says the chair of the CRTC.... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus' new high speed wireless service was launched in Whistler, Fort MacMurray, Alberta and Mont-Tremblant and Saint-Jovite, Quebec, on Wednesday The service means consumer and business clients in... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Mobile phone customers will not see the video available on their phone screens impacted by regulation, the CRTC announced this morning. The Commission determined that the services provided... Continue Reading
ATLANTA – Interactive gaming over cable systems appears to be gaining some serious traction. At the National Cable Telecommunications Association's National Show, the organization has hired local college students to... Continue Reading