TORONTO – Maria Hale has joined Telus as vice-president, content, consumer group. Most in the industry will remember her for her eight years at CHUM Ltd. in various broadcasting and... Continue Reading
IF THERE HAS BEEN a Canadian television channel that has struggled more with its programming, carriage, ownership and identity than OUTtv, which began its life in September 2001 as Pridevision,... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – A new Angus Reid survey shows Canadians are pretty split when it comes to their opinions on their telecom service and the effects of recently announced deregulation of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Ten-digit dialing will come to the 418 area code on in 13 months, the CRTC announced today. The transition to 10-digit dialing will be gradually implemented beginning on... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Telus Corporation president and CEO Darren Entwistle has put to rest rumours the company is still considering throwing its hat in the ring to buy BCE. “After a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canada’s major phone markets will soon be free from most local residential phone service controls as the CRTC has opened the floodgates to more deregulation. The commission has... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Telus Corp. has reportedly shut down its Amp’d Mobile service after just five months in Canada because the U.S. parent filed for bankruptcy. According to the Globe and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – BCE Inc. posted modest growth in the second quarter of 2007, posting revenues of $4.438 million, up 1.5% compared with the same period last year. BCE’s operating income... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – A coalition of consumer advocacy groups is petitioning the federal cabinet to overturn the CRTC’s approval to raise payphone rates from 25 to 50 cents per local call.... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC is deregulating the first residential telephone markets in Canada, in Fort McMurray, and parts of the Maritimes. The ILECs, TELUS and Bell Aliant, will no longer... Continue Reading
