MONTREAL — Bell Canada says it’s rolling out the next evolution of 5G, announcing today the network readiness of 5G+ as the company prepares to deploy 3500 MHz wireless spectrum it secured during the federal government’s spectrum auction last year.
Bell’s 3500 MHz spectrum adds “high-capacity airwaves critical to the evolution of Bell 5G on its network,” according to a press release. “Bell is now poised to deploy 3500 MHz wireless spectrum and unleash the next phase of 5G advancement.”
Offering “unprecedented mobile data speeds” and optimized for demanding apps and services, “5G+ is the fastest mobile technology yet in Canada….
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TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — Telus announced today a $9 million private investment in the Mékinac and Les Chenaux regional county municipalities (RCMs) in Quebec to expand its PureFibre and 5G networks in the upcoming year.
As part of the investment, Telus is rolling out its PureFibre network to 1,700 families and businesses in the communities of Batiscan, Hérouxville, Saint-Adelphe and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, according to a press release.
“Ninety-nine per cent of families and businesses in our Quebec territory are connected to our PureFibre network and we continue to invest with the objective of connecting all households to high speed Internet by September 2022,”…
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THOSE WHO ARE CLOSELY following the approval process of the proposed merger of Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications will know the outside date for closing the transaction was extended from March 15, 2022, to June 13, 2022, and was extended again last month to July 31, 2022.
So, we are already looking in the rear-view mirror at one (soon to be two) outside closing dates.
What is going on? A lot.
Competition Tribunal
Last month, the Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell filed an application to the Competition Tribunal seeking to block the merger. He also filed an application seeking…
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KAMLOOPS, OSOYOOS, KELOWNA, LAC-MÉGANTIC and WOOD BUFFALO – Telus announced today it is investing in several communities across Canada, bringing its PureFibre network to more residents and businesses and expanding access to its 5G network.
The investments include $14 million to roll out its PureFibre network to 1,500 homes and businesses in Quebec’s Granit Regional County Municipality and for ongoing support for organizations and vulnerable families in the Estrie region, according to a press release.
The company specifies Frontenac, Lac-Mégantic and Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, as well as select households on the outskirts of Audet and Lac-Drolet will benefit from this announcement.
The Canadian…
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TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Magnify Digital, OCAD University, and Telus Fund announced today they have partnered to launch a qualitative audience data project titled Understanding and Magnifying the Impacts of Cultural Content.
The 12-month project led by Dr. Sara Diamond and Dr. Chris Kim, involves researching and developing tools “for measuring how screen media content impacts audiences,” a press release explains. This will provide “a deeper understanding of the success of a media project, its critical reception, and its impacts on audiences.”
The specific objectives of the project are to “create benchmarks and a scoring system for festival invitations, awards and…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications today announced its #StandWithOwners program supporting small businesses across Canada is back for a third consecutive year, with the company recommitting $1 million to help spotlight the critical role small business owners play in their communities.
“Inspired by the strength and resiliency of these business owners, Telus will recognize businesses across Canada who are using technology to innovate and help their business grow, while also driving meaningful change in their communities, by awarding $25,000 in funding, advertising and prizes,” reads a press release.
The #StandWithOwners initiative was originally launched in May 2020 with Telus making a…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Canada’s big broadcasters secured a temporary website blocking order from the Federal Court against the unlicensed live streaming of National Hockey League games – the first of its kind – as one Canadian team remains in the playoffs.
The late May order builds on a previous precedent, in which the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal ruled and upheld, respectively, that broadcasters can submit a list of copyright infringing websites they wish to block from Canadian viewing on the Internet (the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal). That determination stemmed from a…
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SAINTE-MARIE – Telus today announced it is investing $10 million in its network infrastructure in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region this year.
The company announced it will be “rolling out its PureFibre network to 10 communities in Beauce-Sartigan, Bellechasse, Lotbinière, Montmagny and Nouvelle-Beauce RCMs (Regional County Municipality),” a press release explains.
In addition to Telus’ own investment, this project has benefitted from funding from the Canadian and Quebec governments, which have contributed $13 million in 2021 and 2022 through the Operation High-Speed program.
The funding will more specifically go towards deploying Telus’ PureFibre network to 4,500 homes and businesses in Berthier-sur-Mer, Leclercville, Saint-Côme-Linière, Saint-Isidore,…
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OTTAWA – Last week, the CRTC posted a part one application from several service providers who came together to ask the Commission to review the wholesale roaming tariff rates of the country’s national wireless carriers (Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications and Telus Communications), calling them “manifestly unjust and unreasonable”.
“This application deals with the flagrant overcharging for wholesale roaming – an essential service that stands as one of the central pillars of the Commission’s policy framework for ensuring sustainable competition in the provision of mobile wireless services in Canada,” reads the application, which was filed by regional competitors Bragg Communications Inc….
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HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE and RIMOUSKI – Telus today announced $8 million and $20 million private investments in the North Shore and Lower St. Lawrence regions of Quebec respectively.
The $8 million investment in the North Shore region will bring Telus’ PureFibre and 5G networks to the Innu community of Ekuanitshit as well as the municipalities of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan and Port-Menier, a press release says.
“This investment is paired with nearly $3 million from the Canadian and Quebec governments as part of the Operation High Speed program (Éclair I component), and will bridge the digital divide by fostering digital innovation in local businesses, stopping rural…
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