VANCOUVER – Telus announced today it will purchase ADT Security Services Canada for approximately $700 million.
ADT Canada is a leading provider of security and automation solutions, serving residential and business customers. It has approximately 500,000 customers and 1,000 employees across the country, according to the Telus press release. Last fiscal year, ended December 31st, ADT’s Canadian operations generated US$229 million in revenue, said the release from the Boca Raton, Fla.-based company.
While the company had already launched a security solution via its SmartHome Security app, this acquisition brings Telus more in line with other Canadian network operators such as Rogers…
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OTTAWA – On Friday, the Federal Court of Appeal granted a temporary stay of CRTC Telecom Order 2019-288, the decision which set new, lower, wholesale rates for third party internet access providers and also forced the incumbent network operators to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in retroactive fees to the independent resellers.
Cable companies Rogers, Shaw, Cogeco, Videoton and Eastlink were the first to file for a stay as well as for leave to appeal the CRTC decision, as we reported here. Bell Canada has also filed its own appeal application…
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KELOWNA — Rogers said Thursday it will open a new customer solution centre in Kelowna, BC, next year, which will create initially 350 new high-quality jobs in the local market and will handle roughly one million Rogers and Fido customer interactions each year.
“Our centres play a vital role in our customers’ experience, and we’re pleased to add 350 new team members to serve our customers across Canada,” said Eric Agius, senior vice-president of customer care at Rogers Communications, in a news release. “We’re proud to grow our presence in the province and tap into the incredible Okanagan workforce.”
The…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media’s Sportsnet 590 The FAN today announced its new lineup of hosts and shows heading into the NHL and NBA seasons.
Tim & Sid (Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro) will return to radio with a multi-platform version of their TV show, and will include a combination of journalists, former pro athletes and other insiders.
“Every show offers a different flavour but there’s one thing they have in common – they are going to bring insight and opinions that ignite the passion of Toronto sports fans,” said Dave Cadeau, program director, in the press release
The new lineup launches…
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LONDON – Global mobile measurement company Opensignal released a report this morning showing Canada appears to be ahead many other countries when it comes to delivering wireless services beyond major population centres.
With rural connectivity front and centre in the federal election campaign (not to mention pricing of wireless services in Canada), the results of Opensignal’s analysis “showed Canadians do get what they pay for – speeds and availability which exceed or rival the overall figures of developed countries,” reads its release.
That said, the report acknowledges rural dwellers often pay higher monthly costs for connectivity, and…
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TORONTO – Bell Media’s Discovery will be on a month-long free preview from October 10 to November 7.
Along with the free preview release, Discovery announced new seasons of two of its marquee Canadian series. Season nine of Highway Thru Hell will begin production this fall and Mighty Trains is already in production on season four, with filming taking place in Peru, Japan, Serbia, and other regions.
The free preview is available via participating television service providers including Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, Telus, Shaw, SaskTel, and others.
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ATLANTA – Tech trade-in company Phobio announced this week former Rogers Communications EVP Raj Doshi will join the organization as an executive consultant as the company continues to push into Canada.
Doshi (right) left his position as EVP 5G and wireless in May after 30 years with Rogers and his joining Phobio comes on the heels of SaskTel selecting the company’s omni-channel trade-in software platform for its corporate and dealer retailer locations. Phobio already supports trade-in programs at Vidéotron, Loblaws, Staples, and Apple.
Phobio enables the buyback and recapture of smartphones, tablets, computers, accessories, and any…
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OTTAWA – If, like Cartt.ca, you believed that the OMNI file was closed, sealed, over and done with, think again.
On September 16, Joe Volpe, publisher of the Corriere Canadese and one of the applicants for a national, multilingual multi-ethnic discretionary service, CorrCan Media Group, filed a motion in the Federal Court for a judicial review of the pronouncement by the Governor General in Council (Cabinet), issued on August 17, where the government declined to void or return CRTC Decisions 2019-172 and 2019-173 granting Rogers Media a must-carry license for its OMNI branded multicultural channels.
The relief…
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OTTAWA – As part of its campaign pledge to “make life affordable for Canadian families,” the federal Liberal Party says that if it remains in power following next month’s election, it will “take strong action” to have cellphone bills reduced by 25% within four years and save a family of four nearly $1,000 a year.
To reach that target, the Liberals say they will “work with telecom companies to offer plans comparable to global prices,” along with an unlimited family plan, according to their party’s platform on cellphone bills released Sunday.
The governing party also targets…
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KELOWNA – Offering television is still a must, but it’s time to move away from the old-fashioned way it’s still structured and priced, according to the closing panel of the annual 2019 Canadian Communication Systems Alliance conference.
In the Tuesday session titled “embracing the future of video”, four panelists told delegates there remain good reasons why network operators shouldn’t (yet) walk away from TV in favour of just offering customers a broadband pipe (leaving them to find video on their own, likely with the help of one or more of the Silicon Valley tech and content giants). While broadband earns…
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