List of All Telecom News
| Telus to Invest $500-Million in Broadband Infrastructure in 2009
18/03/2009
Signals Telecom Consulting has issued a new report predicting that Uruguay’s telecommunications sector will experience slower growth over the next few years, due to impending saturation of the consumer wireless market, as well as the weaker global economy.“By 2013 we estimate that the market for mobile lines in Uruguay will have achieved real service penetration in the order of... |
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| Telus to Launch ATB Mobile Banking Service
27/01/2009
America’s third-largest cell phone provider, Sprint Nextel, is cutting approximately 8,000 jobs, or 14% of its workforce, in an effort to reduce expenses in response to the deepening recession.The company, which has been struggling to remain competitive since acquiring Nextel Communications in 2005, expects to save $1.2 billion a year as a result of the layoffs. Some analysts and investors... |
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| Telus to Launch Satellite TV through Deal with Bell Canada
06/05/2009
Canada’s leading cell phone carrier, Rogers Wireless, has announced plans to follow Bell and Telus in charging $0.15 for incoming text messages.The change in pricing, which takes effect on July 7, will bring Rogers into step with most other North American wireless providers. This will effectively double the company’s revenue from pay-per-use SMS customers, but will also end a... |
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| Telus to Provide City of Vancouver with VoIP Telephone System
13/09/2008
Canada’s second-largest telephone operator, Telus Corp., has won a $7 million contract to provide the City of Vancouver with an IP-based telephone system and contact center services.Telus has agreed to supply, install, and provide support services for the City’s new VoIP system, which will link City Hall with police, fire services, and other local government departments.The phone... |
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| TetherBerry Re-Brands as ‘Tether,’ Ahead of Android Launch
04/01/2010
Canada’s federal Industry Minister, Tony Clement, commented today on last month’s decision to overturn a CRTC ruling blocking aspiring wireless operator, Globalive, from the Canadian cell phone market.Clement says that the government’s decision was not a gift to Globalive, but follows on an earlier strategy to increase wireless competition.“This government made a decision... |
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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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| Time Warner Telecom Wins Public Voice and Broadband Contract in New York
31/10/2007
Competitive local exchange carrier, Time Warner Telecom Inc., has gained state authorization to sell telecommunications services to state and local government agencies, schools, and nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. state of New York.The Littleton, Colorado-based business telecom and Ethernet provider won a ten-year contract with the state, making it one of several carriers that... |
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| TiVo and Domino’s Enable Pizza Delivery Orders via Home TV
17/11/2008
The average global cost of residential high-speed internet services has decreased 20% this year alone, according to new analysis by Point Topic, a British research firm.The biggest price drop this year has been for DSL services, which dropped from an average monthly cost of $67 in the first quarter to $53 in the third.The U.S. market has been relatively untouched by the trend, with American... |
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| Toronto Launches ‘311′ Information Line
24/09/2009
Alberta’s leading telephone provider, Telus, has raised the cost of local pay phone calls from 35 to 50 cents, citing the need to maintain revenue amid declining demand.Telus spokesman, Chris Gerritsen, said that the move is necessary for the company to continue providing public phone service when the majority of consumers use cell phones.“The use of pay phones continues to fall while... |
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| Toronto Suburbs to Get New Area Code in 2013
11/04/2010
Bell Canada and Shaw Communications broadcast parts of this weekend’s Masters golf tournament in 3-D, making them the first Canadian pay-TV operators to take advantage of the new technology.Very few subscribers were able to take advantage of the three-dimensional show, given that 3-D-enabled televisions have only been commercially available in Canada for about two weeks. Samsung was the... |
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