OTTAWA – Telesat saw 2013 consolidated revenues jump 6% to $897 million year-over-year on the backs of two of its newest birds, while net income jumped to $68.1 million,…
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OTTAWA and VANCOUVER – Incumbent telco Telus has withdrawn its membership from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA).
CWTA, which describes itself as “the authority on wireless issues, developments and…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC on Friday fined four telemarketers a total of $38,000 for various violations to the country’s telemarketing rules.
Lev Olevson, carrying on business as Capital Windows…
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REGINA – SaskTel will invest approximately $322 million in overall capital expenditures in 2014, with approximately $183 million dollars being allocated towards its core Saskatchewan network, the company announced…
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CLARENVILLE, NL – Eastlink customers across Newfoundland can catch all the action of the 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games in Clarenville.
From March 1 – 8, Eastlink TV…
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BARBADOS – Caribbean telco Columbus International is buying Lazus (formerly Promitel Colombia) from Ashmore Management Company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The acquisition represents Columbus’ largest investment…
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OTTAWA – Industry Canada has blocked a request by NextWave to transfer 83 spectrum licences to Rogers and Bell-owned Inukshuk, citing competitive concerns.
Industry Minister James Moore issued the…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is calling for comments on amendments to certain rules pertaining to the implementation of the national emergency alerting system.
The Commission said Thursday that the rules…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media launched the new History Go app Thursday, just in time for season two of the hit series Vikings which airs Thursdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT,…
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LOS ALTOS, Calif. – Life Network founder and Canadian cable television executive Juris Silkans died on February 23 at his home in Los Altos, California. He was 70.
Born in…
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