JUST IN TIME FOR Christmas, www.cartt.ca has given away a 42” HDTV. We did the draw Friday evening and the winner is Nigel Fuller, regional vice-president, CHUM Television Ontario (right). Second prize,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Wireless phone number portability will come to Canada six months sooner than the major wireless carriers said they could make it happen. In a decision released late this... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER - "We are on track to exceed all of the 2005 consolidated targets we set a year ago for revenue, earnings and cash flow" said Robert McFarlane, executive vice-president... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – The merger of Telus Communications and Telus Mobility will see the top floor of the executive suite reduced from 12 to 9 people. The company announced on November... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The 2006 Canadian Telecom Summit is already rounding into fine shape. Keynote speakers include Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski, Canadian telecom pioneer Terry Matthews, Telus CEO Darren Entwistle, Avaya... Continue Reading
CANADA’S CABLE AND SATELLITE companies want one thing when it comes to high definition television: More. More HD channels. More HD content. More HD Canadian content. In the larger markets... Continue Reading
THE SCORE HAS SEEN its share of challenges. Launched in 1997 as Headline Sports as part of the 17-channel tier III, it struggled from the outset. It had no background,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The outlook for Canada’s traditional fixed-line telecom industry in 2006 is poor, while things are looking better for wireless services and the cable industry, according to the latest... Continue Reading
LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT of BCE’s divestiture of all but 20% of its ownership holding in Bell Globemedia left one enormous burning question. What is the company going to do with... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – On Thursday the CRTC told Telus that it can avoid using an SRDU for its Telus TV service and granted the telco some flexibility when it comes to... Continue Reading
