OTTAWA – Did the industry have this decision pegged or what?
Mere minutes after the CRTC’s voice over IP decision was put out, the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association issued a press release declaring itself pleased by the decision, while Bell Canada wired one out which blasted the decision, saying it will appeal immediately, just like BCE CEO Michael Sabia said here last week.
“I think we’re very happy,” CCTA president Michael Hennessy told www.cartt.ca in Ottawa today upon the decision’s public release. “It’s pretty much what we expected and for the telephone companies, they’re allowed into the market, allowed…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC said Friday that Shaw Communications was not giving itself an undue preference when denying full pay-per-view service to Telus and it’s yet-to-be-launched digital television service, Telus TV.
Telus filed a complaint in November 2004 saying that Shaw Pay-Per-View was saying it would limit the movie titles made available to Telus TV – which therefore means Shaw has given its PPV and cable divisions “undue preference” and subjected Telus to an undue disadvantage, said the western telco.
Shaw, on the other hand, claimed agreements with certain U.S. movie studios prohibit it from making programming available to…
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VANCOUVER – After four and a half years of contract negotiations with the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) and an impasse at the bargaining table, western telco Telus today announced it will stop deducting union dues from employees’ wages (1.2% of an employee’s gross pay) and cease remitting the dues to the TWU.
“This action is the latest in a series of lawful lockout measures Telus has taken to put pressure on the bargaining process and achieve a replacement collective agreement. Telus has taken this action due to the lack of any meaningful progress at the bargaining table as well…
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VANCOUVER – Revenues and earnings climbed for Telus Corp. in the first quarter of 2005, despite losses in the residential local line market.
Consolidated operating revenues of nearly $2 billion in the quarter increased almost 10% from a year ago and operating income was up 46%. Earnings per share for the first quarter were 67 cents, up 139% compared with 28 cents for the same period a year ago. Earnings per share for the first quarter benefited from 15 cents in positive tax related adjustments versus four cents for the first quarter of 2004.
Free cash flow increased $123…
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BURNABY, B.C. – The Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) issued a statement today saying it was “outraged over statements made by Telus’ CEO at today’s Annual General Meeting.”
According to the union, Telus’ CEO Darren Entwistle talked about their proposed offer to employees at the meeting in Edmonton.
He talked about job security for front line unionized workers and said the language Telus put forward addresses job security. "The proposed language has little or no consequence for Telus, they only have to inform the union in writing if they want to contract out our members jobs" said Hope Cumming, vice-president…
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EDMONTON – The man many thought would finally bring western telco Telus into the TV distribution game, former Videotron president Guy Beauchamp, has left the western telco after only a year as its executive vice-president, consumer solutions.
While the company made no announcement and could not make anyone available for comment to www.cartt.ca, Beauchamp’s last day was April 15th. He worked in cable for over 25 years, starting with the company his father ran, Telecable Laurentien, in Hull, Que. He was appointed chair of the Canadian Cable Television Association in 1989 at the age of 29 while general manager…
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Cogeco announced Thursday that it is rolling out its home internet service across most of Quebec, including Montreal, Laval, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, and Quebec City.
Residents in the new expansion areas can enter their address to confirm availability by visiting Cogeco’s website at cogeco.ca/en/internet/packages.
“After successfully bringing much needed competition to the wireless industry, today, we’re taking another critical step, expanding our home Internet service across the majority of Québec,” Frederic Perron, president and CEO of Cogeco, said in a press release. “Canadians have been clear: regional carriers, like us, are vital in providing a compelling alternative to the three…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The attorney general of Canada (AG) is asking the Federal Court to reject an application filed by Cogeco and Eastlink asking the judicial body to review whether cabinet did not provide the legally required justification for rejecting their request to send back a CRTC decision that allows the three largest telecoms to access the wholesale internet framework.
The AG said in a submission last week that the parties have already filed a review of the decision directly to cabinet and have won an appeal related to the CRTC’s decision that rejected their request to…
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Rogers announced Wednesday its Rogers Xfinity StreamSaver bundle is now available coast-to-coast with Rogers Xfinity and with Rogers 5G Home Internet.
The StreamSaver plan, which launched in August in the four western provinces, bundles together Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ for $22 per month, delivering more than 30-per-cent savings compared to purchasing each streaming service separately, when added to a Rogers Xfinity Internet or TV plan, Rogers said.
“Rogers Xfinity StreamSaver is now available across the country, bringing Rogers Xfinity and Rogers 5G Home Internet customers an easier way to…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Several internet service providers have filed petitions asking cabinet to send back a decision by the CRTC this summer that refused to back down on letting Rogers, Bell and Telus (Big 3) access the wholesale internet regime.
Rogers, SaskTel, Cogeco, Eastlink, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC), and TekSavvy filed petitions in September – made public on Friday – requesting that cabinet send back for reconsideration the decision by the CRTC in June refusing to heed their advice to review and vary the commission’s final framework in August 2024.
That framework allows…
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