Ted and his father among those to be inducted into Telecom Hall

MONTREAL - Six telecom pioneers and industry leaders will be officially inducted into the Canadian Telecommunications Hall of Fame next month. The 2006 Telecom Hall of Fame Laureates are Edward S. "Ted" Rogers (CEO, Rogers Communications Inc.), Edward S. Rogers, Sr. (Communications Inventor and Wireless Wizard), Donald L. Hings (Inventor of the Walkie Talkie, Burnaby, B.C.), Leila Wightman (Rural Telephone Pioneer, Clifford, Ontario), Francis Dagger (Public Ownership Advocate for the Prairies), and Ernest E. "Ernie" Saunders (Dean of Canadian Telecom Law and Regulation, Montreal, Quebec), says the press release. The 2006 Hall of Fame Special Recognition Award will go to...