| Canadian Cable Providers Aggressively Expand Digital Phone Services
19/03/2007
Canada’s largest cable companies are expected to move further into the residential telephone market this year, according to Moody’s Investors Service, which is predicting 52% growth in the cable phone market over the course of 2007.Cable giants such as Rogers and Shaw will aggressively roll out their digital telephone services in new markets throughout the country, predicts... |
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| Microsoft Bets Mobile Search Ambitions on Tellme
16/03/2007
Redmond, Washington-based software giant, Microsoft, announced late Wednesday that it would acquire speech-recognition technology provider, Tellme Networks.The exact value of the purchase was not disclosed, but some analysts have valued Tellme at over $800 million, making it Microsoft’s biggest acquisition in over four years.Tellme, based in Mountain View, California, offers a number of... |
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| Wireless Number Portability Comes into Effect
15/03/2007
A major frustration for Canadian cell phone subscribers disappeared once and for all yesterday, as a regulatory decision came into effect allowing customers to keep the same phone number when switching service providers.This will allow mobile phone users to hop from one carrier to another, taking advantage of the best deals on the market, without the fear of missed calls or the hassle of... |
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| Microsoft in Talks to Buy Tellme Networks, Reports Indicate
14/03/2007
Software giant, Microsoft Corp., is rumored to be holding acquisition talks with Tellme Networks Inc., a privately held company that develops a variety of web-based speech recognition technology, and may buy the firm as early as this week, according to sources familiar with the deal.Mountain View, California-based Tellme, which has been profitable for several years and could potentially sell for... |
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| Bell Mobility Offers Unlimited Local Calling within Network
03/03/2007
Bell Canada rolled out a new wireless plan this week that allows Bell Mobility cell phone users to make unlimited local calls to an from other Bell mobile and fixed-line telephonesThe Bell to Bell plan starts at just $10 a month, and includes unlimited anytime local calls within Canada’s largest telecom network, without cutting into existing airtime minutes. This essentially rewards... |
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| FCC Lets Telephone Providers Combine Local and Long Distance Businesses
22/02/2007
Qwest Communications has announced plans to take advantage of recent FCC decision allowing telecom providers to combine their local and long distance telephone divisions.Regulators ruled late on Tuesday that U.S. telephone incumbents would no longer be required to offer local and long distance services through separate entities, which could mean big savings for America’s regional telephone... |
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| Judge Puts Hold on Sprint Spying Lawsuit
18/02/2007
U.S. District Court Judge, Vaughn Walker, has ordered a temporary hold on legal proceedings against Sprint Nextel for its cooperation with the National Security Agency’s illegal wiretapping program.Walker says that the lawsuit will remain on hold until the appeal of Hepting v. AT&T — a similar lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against Sprint rival, AT&T... |
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| Embarq and Sprint Nextel Launch Bundled Calling Plan
16/02/2007
Overland Park, Kansas-based local telephone operator, Embarq, has launched an all-new bundled plan that offers unlimited domestic landline long distance and 350 anytime cell phone minutes for US$74.90 per month.For an additional monthly charge of $10, customers can double their wireless airtime to 700 minutes a month.Embarq is offering this new package in partnership with its former parent... |
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| Residential VoIP Market to Reach 267 Million in 2012, Says ABI Research
15/02/2007
The residential VoIP market will swell from its current customer base of 38 million to reach more than 267 million households in 2012, according to a report by ABI Research.ABI broadband analyst, Michael Arden, noted that the digital phone offerings of established cable and broadband providers will really push VoIP into the future, putting increased competitive pressure on landline telephone... |
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| Time Warner Spins Off Cable Business
14/02/2007
U.S.-based media giant, Time Warner, completed the spin off of its cable television division yesterday, as part of an ongoing effort to refocus on its core businesses of film, TV, print, and online media distribution.Time Warner Cable is now classified as a standalone public company, and is expected to begin trading independently on the New York Stock Exchange by March 1. Shares in Time Warner... |
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