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| Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Strikes Buyout Deal with BCE
01/07/2007
Canada’s largest telecom provider, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., has agreed to be acquired by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, in a cash and debt takeover deal worth $51.7 billion.BCE announced yesterday that it had signed a deal with the pension plan’s investment arm, Teachers Private Capital, which will buy a 52% share of the company. U.S.-based Providence Equity Partners... |
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| Ottawa Faced with 27,000 Accidental 911 Calls in 2009
11/01/2011
Wind Mobile has announced plans to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9780 at an outright cost of $450, about $50 cheaper than other Canadian carriers such as Telus Mobility and Bell.The newest BlackBerry Bold devices boasts a 2.4-inch display, QWERTY keyboard, and new-and-improved 5-megapixel digital camera, as well as an upgraded BlackBerry 6.0 operating system.Wind Mobile is currently offering a... |
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| Paetec Acquires McLeodUSA for $492 Million
19/09/2007
Fairport, New York-based corporate phone provider, Paetec Holding Corp., has agreed to purchase the troubled competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), McLeodUSA, for $492 million.The acquisition of McLeodUSA, which offers telephone and high-speed internet services in Detroit, Denver, Phoenix, and numerous other U.S. cities, will increase Paetec’s customer base by almost a third, and give... |
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| PhoneSpamFilter.com Offers Free Software to Block Telemarketing Calls
25/09/2008
For a number of years now, there have been simple and easy tools to collaboratively blacklist email addresses that are known for sending unsolicited commercial messages. In fact, such features are available on most free, web-based email platforms, including GMail, Hotmail, and Yahoo Mail. Now, a web-based company called PhoneSpamFilter.com is applying the same concept to uninvited... |
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| Pirelli Chairman Sets Deadline for Pending Sale of Telecom Italia Stake
11/09/2007
Pirelli & C SpA Chairman, Marco Tronchetti Provera, has set a November 15 deadline for the sale of his company’s stake in Telecom Italia to a consortium of investors led by Spain’s Telefonica.Pirelli agreed in April to sell off an 18% stake in the Italian telephone incumbent to a holding company owned by Telefonica, Assicurazioni Generali, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca, and... |
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| President Bush Approves Federal Law Against Telephone Pretexting
18/01/2007
U.S. president George W. Bush has signed the long-anticipated Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006, which makes it a criminal act to fraudulently obtain confidential telephone records.The measure allows for up to 10 years in prison for anyone who engages in pretexting — that is impersonating a customer or employee in an attempt to obtain confidential call records from a... |
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| Prince Edward Island Reaches Rural Broadband Deal with Aliant
14/11/2008
Right on the heels of updating the BlackBerry Curve, Research In Motion has announced the U.S. availability date for its much anticipated BlackBerry Storm device.The touchscreen BlackBerry, which features mobile broadband access, as well as the ability to download and store music, will be available through Verizon Wireless beginning on November 21. It is being seen as the most credible challenger... |
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| Privacy Commissioner Orders Bell Canada to Clarify Network Management Policy
25/08/2009
QuickPlay Media has announced plans to introduce a new set-top box product that will make television content available on mobile devices.The platform will allow cable and IPTV subscribers to record and save TV content for later viewing, or transfer it onto a wireless device via Wi-Fi, or a 3G cellular network.“Consumers are eager to take their entertainment experience beyond the confines of... |
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| Public Mobile Gets $350-Million Loan from Chinese Bank
22/06/2010
American wireless giant, AT&T, announced today that due to a high volume of pre-orders, the much-anticipated Apple iPhone 4 won’t be on the shelves of its retail stores until June 29.For customers that did pre-order the new iPhone, the carrier is already beginning to distribute devices.“AT&T retail representatives will begin calling customers this week to let them know their... |
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| Public Mobile Offers Unlimited Talk and Text for $30/Month
26/10/2010
Rogers Communications has reported a 3% increase in third-quarter revenue, but saw its quarterly earnings slip by 24% as new competition began to eat into the profit margins of its flagship wireless business.Rogers, which operates Canada’s leading cable and cellular networks, generated a net income of $370 million ($0.64/share) during the summer quarter, down from $485 million ($0.79/share)... |
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