VANCOUVER – Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle is the 2011 recipient of the Fraser Institute's T. Patrick Boyle Founder's Award in British Columbia.The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Canadian television viewers need protection from the “anti-competitive practices of the large broadcasting companies”, according to Telus.The telco made the comments Wednesday in reference to the “concentration of... Continue Reading
TORONTO – During his speech to shareholders on Wednesday, where he also announced the company’s planned 2011 LTE launch, Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed pressed whomever will form the new... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers confirmed Wednesday that it will launch its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network this year and roll out commercial services in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa. The company... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The country's free cell phone recycling program is encouraging Canadians to recycle their old cell phones and accessories during Earth Week 2011 via its free ‘Recycle My Cell’ program.Run by... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Mobilicity said Wednesday that it will launch its wireless service in Calgary on April 28, marking the last of its current market rollouts.“It’s time Calgarians stopped paying among... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus and the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) have agreed to the terms of a tentative collective agreement covering approximately 12,100 employees across the country.Telus and the TWU said... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The Independent Broadcast Group has called on the CRTC to establish a new, flexible framework for smaller and independent Canadian broadcasters.Appearing before the CRTC last Thursday during the... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus confirmed Wednesday that in early 2012 the company will launch its ultra-fast Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.LTE technology boasts of download speeds of up to 150 megabits... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The CRTC must give broadcasters the flexibility to compete against over the top (OTT) competitors such as Netflix, Google and Hulu, Shaw Media told the CRTC during the... Continue Reading