GATINEAU – The CRTC today released new pricing rules that will govern the rates charged by large telephone companies for local telephone services, until forbearance arrives. The rules, known collectively... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bell Mobility and Research In Motion said that the new Blackberry 8830 World Edition will launch this summer and will be the first CDMA device to support international... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian animation fans will soon have two additional outlets from which to get their favourite Teletoon content. The channel is taking some of its most popular Canadian cartoons... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – If 2006 was the year of local forbearance and the fight over deregulating the wireline phone market, 2007 will be the year newcomers and incumbents wrestle over wireless.... Continue Reading
CALGARY – Telus has been awarded a $16.3-million multimedia contract by the Alberta government for the Calgary Courts Centre, which is scheduled to open this August. The province’s newest courthouse... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - Telus announced Monday it has applied for local phone service deregulation in Calgary, Victoria, and Rimouski. These applications follow similar filings for Vancouver and Edmonton last Wednesday. The... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - Telus turned on a new cell tower providing digital cellular service to Klemtu last week. The $250,000 tower covers most of the B.C. community as well as extending... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Bell Canada has applied to the CRTC to deregulate the most populous regions inside its Ontario and Quebec territories. The company has asked for forbearance from regulation of... Continue Reading
HALIFAX and VANCOUVER – Two releases within an hour of each other early Wednesday evening, one from western telco Telus and eastern incumbent Bell Aliant, say the companies have filed... Continue Reading
SO FAR, SO GOOD for wireless number portability, says Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association president and CEO Peter Barnes. There have been few issues the association has had to solve since... Continue Reading