VANCOUVER – Fourth quarter results released today from Telus show consolidated operating revenue increased by 6.3% compared to Q4 2017 to $3.8 billion.
Growth was driven by higher wireless network revenue and wireline data services revenue growth, as well as higher wireless equipment revenue, the company said in its release this morning.
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 1.1% to $1.2 billion thanks to higher revenue growth and higher wireless equipment margins. However, that growth was partly offset by increased costs to support a growing customer base (it added 164,000 total new customers – of which…
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TORONTO – Two guys who helped Wind Mobile get off the ground and then build its follower Freedom Mobile are the latest in a line of Canadian companies hoping to shake up the wireless market here.
Algis Akstinas (left, formerly the director of marketing and commercial strategy at Freedom) and Alex Bauman (right, formerly manager, customer base management) launched dot mobile Thursday with the goal of bringing a product and the company to market in 2020.
Dot stands for “Data On Tap” and the company aims to be just that for Canadians – a spigot of cheap,…
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LONDON, UK – With the 5G era on the horizon, all three of Canada's national mobile operators averaged impressive download speeds across their mobile broadband networks, but Telus has taken the lead for 4G availability, says OpenSignal in its most recent Mobile Networks Experience: Canada report.
The wireless mapping coverage company examined close to 1.16 billion measurements collected from 161,672 total devices between October 1 and December 29, 2018 in its update on Canada, released Thursday.
According to the report, Bell and Telus were tied in 4G availability rankings throughout 2018, not surprising given their long-standing infrastructure sharing deal that effectively…
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OTTAWA – It was billed as the first time Canada’s key broadcasting leaders would debate the “critical issues at the heart” of the current review of the federal Broadcasting and Telecommunications acts.
However, the “Beyond Disruption: Crafting a Framework for the Future of the Industry” panel at last week’s Canadian Media Producers Association Prime Time annual national conference in Ottawa was more about how a key global streaming giant is messing up the existing framework of the Canadian broadcasting system.
Bad luck for him or prescient planning by organizers situated Stéphane Cardin, Netflix’s director of public policy for Canada, in the…
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STOCKHOLM – Ericsson has closed the sale of the majority stake of its MediaKind business to private equity firm One Equity Partners, a year after it first announced the sale.
One Equity Partners is now the majority owner, with Ericsson holding 49% of the shares after the transaction on January 31, 2019.
In Canada, Bell Canada (Fibe TV), Telus (Optik), SaskTel (maxTV) all use the technology for their TV services, and Cogeco Connexion will also soon offer it to its cable customers.
“In partnering with One Equity Partners, MediaKind is established as a leading independent video technology company with strong and committed…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC needs more information from Iristel and Telus as it inches towards a final ruling in the dispute between the two telcos over failed calls to the North.
In a January 29 letter addressed to the respective regulatory heads, the Commission laid out four steps as part of the process for the review of the dueling final relief requests:
– Step 1. Iristel and Telus are to file responses to the relevant requests for information listed in the letter’s appendix 1 with the Commission by February 19, 2019.
– Step 2. Any interested parties may file submissions with…
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GATINEAU – CRTC submissions are sometimes entertaining when issues are significant, potentially polarizing and wildly debated.
However, and as we indicated previously, this new proceeding into the establishment of an Internet Code of Conduct is mostly incremental in its scope, since a lot of issues have been dealt with in prior proceedings (and in other codes).
Maybe that’s why Bell, the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services, provincial governments, unions and consumer groups have not bothered at this stage.
No reply phase is complete without an incumbent taking a swipe at the Competition Bureau, though. In this case…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied a request from Telus to amend that company's regional broadcasting licences for various terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings in British Columbia and Alberta by deleting six licensed areas.
In its application, Telus asked to drop the areas of Prince George, Terrace, Vernon and Penticton in BC, and Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray in Alberta, citing the carve-out criteria required to remove a service area as a separate, exempt undertaking from a regional licence.
But the Commission said that Telus did not meet the exemption criteria and that the community programming that Telus distributes in these six licensed areas did…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has waded in to an ongoing dispute between the city of Calgary and a group of big telco carriers over a municipal rights-of-way bylaw and a proposed municipal consent and access agreement (MCAA).
The Commission said Friday that it was turning down an application by the city seeking a declaration and determination that certain telecommunications carriers may rely upon Calgary’s rights-of-way bylaw for the performance of their obligations under section 43 of the Telecommunications Act, which deals with access to infrastructure.
The decision also approved certain terms and conditions of an MCAA between Calgary and…
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VANCOUVER – Sportsman Channel Canada has replaced World Fishing Network on TV lineups in Canada.
Sportsman Channel Canada, like its U.S. cousins Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network, will feature “the most trustworthy and reputable Canadian experts in the outdoor industry” through programming that includes entertaining and educational hunting, fishing and shooting programs, according to the news release.
The channel is a partnership with Canada's Outdoor Group Media and Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks.
“The launch of Sportsman Channel Canada will undoubtedly prove to be a viewer favorite throughout Canada,” said Outdoor Group Media president Mark Yelic, in the release. “We…
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