THOSE IN FAVOUR OF an advance wireless spectrum auction that imposes limits on the big incumbent wireless operators were given a huge gift last week when word leaked out that... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – With bids due this week, perhaps this morning, and rumors swirling all around, here's where the perplexing BCE bid brouhaha stands right now. * According to a report... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – Canadians aren't exactly in love with the two largest telcos getting together in a merger, but they say they really fear an American owning Bell Canada. In an... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Billing itself as "The Canadian Solution", Canadian investment banker Catalyst Asset Management has announced a bid for Bell Canada Enterprises which, on the face of it, presents no... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – TELUS confirmed Thursday it has entered into a mutual non-disclosure and standstill agreement and non-exclusive discussions with BCE about merging. “TELUS believes the combination of the two businesses... Continue Reading
By Greg O'Brien IF THERE WERE NO big bogeymen around to scare the federal government into re-jigging an open wireless spectrum auction to favour such things as spectrum caps, or... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Add Telus to the list of those taking a peek inside the BCE data room, looking to buy the company.But this announcement goes a bit of a step... Continue Reading
CHICAGO – Microsoft's newest version of its IPTV platform was unveiled over the weekend at telecom conference NXTComm. Featuring several new multimedia capabilities, including in-home personal music and photo sharing,... Continue Reading
BANFF – Although the combination of two major regulated TV assets was the talk of the 2007 Banff World Television Festival (Hello, Rogers/Citytv), the focus of the event’s final panel... Continue Reading
by Myron Love WINNIPEG - Having secured the approval of the CRTC, MTS Allstream has begun the process of doubling its pay phone rate from 25 cents to 50 cents... Continue Reading
