WOODSTOCK – Citing growing demand for its services, Xplornet Communications will increase the number of full-time employees at its customer care centre in Fredericton by 34% this year.
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TORONTO – Despite an increase in both revenue and subscribers, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, parent of SiriusXM Canada, ended its third quarter with a $4.2 million loss.
Revenue for the…
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WHITEHORSE – Northwestel is encouraging governments, businesses and residents in Canada’s north to express their support for Bell’s public benefits package associated with its intended takeover of Astral Media.
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CALGARY – Vista Radio is moving east with a bid to buy Haliburton Broadcasting and its 24-station Ontario radio network, which includes the Northern Ontario Moose FM brand, for…
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VANCOUVER – Telus shareholder Mason Capital Management LLC has upped the ante in its quest to force the telco to disclose its current foreign ownership levels.
The U.S. hedge fund…
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OTTAWA – Bell’s proposed takeover of Astral Media will undergo regulatory scrutiny at a hearing set for September 10 at the Palais de congrès de Montréal in Montreal, the…
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MONTREAL – The Montreal radio market could see the addition of a new talk radio station if an application by RNC Media receives CRTC approval.
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OTTAWA – Various Canadian broadcasters spent a combined $51 million in so-called tangible public benefits during the 2010-2011 broadcast year ended August 31, 2011 associated with their acquisition of…
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FORT NELSON, B.C. – On Monday, Northwestel officially launched Cable Home Phone in Fort Nelson, a community of about 5,000 residents in northeastern British Columbia.
A new long distance plan…
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TORONTO – Seven world mobile operators, KPN, NTT Docomo, Rogers Communications, SingTel, Telstra, Vimpelcom (majority owner of Wind in Canada), and Telefónica (through its Telefónica Digital unit) have entered…
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