| Canadian Government Promises Deregulation of Local Telephone Services
12/12/2006
Canada`s federal government is taking an important step towards deregulation of the local telephone industry, announcing plans to do away with government price controls in areas where competition exists.To do this, the Conservative government intends to overrule a decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which imposes price ceilings and floors on how much... |
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| Canadian Government Removes CRTC’s Power to Regulate VoIP Pricing
20/11/2006
Canada`s federal government has recently overturned a ruling by the CTRC, and removed the regulatory price controls imposed on the VoIP services offered by incumbent telecom carriers.‘’I am pleased to announce that our government has decided to change the CRTC’s decision on VoIP,`’ said Industry Minister, Maxime Bernier, at a recent luncheon held by the Economic Club of... |
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| Canadian Government Unveils Assertive New Telecom Deregulation Plan
06/04/2007
Overruling decisions by the CRTC and a Parliamentary committee, Canada’s Conservative government announced a plan this week to largely deregulate the country’s telephone market, beginning on April 18.Industry minister, Maxime Bernier, said that incumbent telecom providers like Telus and Bell Canada which have traditionally been heavily regulated will be able to set their own prices... |
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| Canadian Regulators Examine Ethics of Long Distance Calling Cards
07/12/2007
Canada’s Competition Bureau scrutinizing businesses that sell prepaid long distance phone cards, saying that it wants to ensure that customers are clearly informed what they’re getting when purchasing the popular convenience items.The Ottawa-based competition watchdog is asking calling card providers to plainly indicate the effective rate per minute and number of minutes available on... |
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| Canadian Telecom Companies Can Expect Slow but Ongoing Growth
11/05/2007
Canada’s telecommunications industry is set for another year of record profits in 2007, but growth will remain slow and measured, according to the Conference Board’s Canadian Industrial Outlook - Sprint 2007 report.“Despite modest sales growth and minimal price increases, industry profits reached a record high in 2006, thanks to weak growth in material and capital costs,”... |
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| Canadian Telecom Industry Generates $41-Billion in 2009
28/07/2010
Manitoba will become the next Canadian province to require ten-digit dialing, with a second province-wide area code set to be introduced in November 2012.The existing ‘204′ area code is expected to run out of numbers sometime in 2013, meaning that a new prefix — ‘431′ — will have to be introduced, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission... |
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| Canadian Wireless Carriers to Implement Enhanced 911 Service
26/01/2010
Google has launched a web-based version of its Google Voice application, specifically for Apple iPhone and Palm Pre users.The application, which can be accessed via a mobile web browser, allows users to connect multiple phones to a single Google Voice number, place cheap international calls, and receive voicemail messages in text format.Google already released a standalone ‘Voice’... |
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| Canadian Wireless Penetration Stagnates
08/04/2009
Palm Inc. announced yesterday that it would make its Treo Pro device available on the Telus Mobility wireless network.The Palm Treo Pro features a built-in QWERTY keyboard, 320 x 320 colour touchscreen, mobile email, and a Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system with Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. It should be especially attractive to business users, given its ability to view Powerpoint... |
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| Carriers Eager to Deploy FMC; Luke Warm on IMS, Infonetics Poll Suggests
27/08/2007
Almost 80% of wireless carriers plan to offer some kind of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service by April of next year, according to a recent series of interviews by Infonetics Research.Most service providers are expecting higher average revenue per user, and the ability to keep more voice traffic within their own networks, as a result of FMC deployments.Many carriers also have their eye on IP... |
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| Cavalier Telephone to Acquire Talk America for $251 Million
27/09/2006
Pennsylvania-based telephone provider, Talk America, has agreed to be bought out by Cavalier Telephone and TV, at a cash price of $251 million, or $8.10 per share.Once merged, the two companies will have combined annual revenues of $750 million, and $130 million a year in earnings before interest, depreciation, and amortization.The combined company will serve over 550,000 residential customers... |
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