Cable / Telecom News

PRIMUS Canada extends MTS Allstream contract for two years


TORONTO – PRIMUS Telecommunications Canada has granted a two-year extension to MTS Allstream’s contract to provide IP data networking, long distance, and local services.

MTS Allstream has been a carrier to PRIMUS to enable it to serve residential and business telecom customers across Canada.

“We are proud of the solid partnership we have built with PRIMUS over the past seven years, one that has enabled PRIMUS Canada to offer innovative products such as TalkBroadband, voice-over-IP service, as well as its successful Home Phone service, to a greater number of customers across Canada,” said John MacDonald, President, Enterprise Solutions, MTS Allstream. “This announcement affirms MTS Allstream’s position as PRIMUS Canada’s national carrier of choice, and further strengthens our position as a leading national communications provider with the ability to meet our customers’ requirements, regardless of scale and complexity.”

PRIMUS is Canada’s largest alternative communications carrier, with more than 1 million customers, offering long distance, data, Web-hosting, and Internet services, among others.