List of All Telecom News
| Bell Canada Holds “Non-Exclusive” Merger Talks with Telus Corp.
22/06/2007
Canadian telecom giant, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., revealed this week that it is discussing a possible merger with its western counterpart and rival in the wireless industry, Telus Corp.Bell Canada is currently the target of three private equity groups, each of which is hoping to buy out existing shareholders and acquire the company. Executives announced on Wednesday night that the telecom had... |
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| Bell Canada Profits Drop, Revenue Stagnant in First Quarter
08/05/2008
Canada’s largest telecommunications carrier, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., has reported a 45% drop in profit for the first quarter of 2008, as it paid to expand its broadband infrastructure into 86 remote and rural communities.Net Q1 income weighed in at C$289 million, or $0.32/share, compared to C$529 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenue, meanwhile, edged up 1% to C$4.39... |
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| Bell Canada Settles Overbilling Lawsuit
24/09/2010
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone is now available for pre-order in Canada through Bell Mobility.The new smartphone, which fell short of being a best seller in the United States, was originally supposed to be available throughout Canada today (September 24) from Bell, as well as Rogers and Telus. We now know, however, that pre-ordered Torch devices won’t actually... |
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| Bell Canada to Follow Telus, Converting to Income Fund Structure
12/10/2006
Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will scrap its holding company structure, and convert its entire core business into Canada`s largest income trust.As a tax-advantaged trust, the Bell Canada Income Fund will start with an annual cash distribution of C$2.55 per share, compared to BCE`s current dividend of C$1.32. This announcement sent the company`s shares to a one-year... |
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| Bell Canada to Roll Out Fiber-Optic Broadband Technology
02/02/2010
Forthcoming Canadian cell phone operator, DAVE Wireless, has unveiled a new logo and brand name and says it is preparing to begin offering wireless voice and data services this spring.The company will operate under the brand name, “Mobilicity,” and plans to launch its first wireless network in the city of Toronto. Mobilicity services will be extended to customers in Vancouver,... |
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| Bell Launches HSPA Network; Begins Selling iPhone 3GS
29/10/2009
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ruled today that aspiring wireless carrier, Globalive, does not meet the legal requirements to provide cell phone services in Canada.In making its decision, the CRTC looked at the influence of Egypt-based Orascom Telecom Holding, which owns a 65.1% stake in Globalive. The Telecommunications Act provides that a telecom carrier may not... |
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| Bell Mobility Announces iPad Data Pricing
18/05/2010
As the Ottawa area runs low on available phone numbers, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission has created a new area code for eastern Ontario.Ottawa-area residents who sign up for a new landline or cell phone could soon receive a number beginning with ‘343,’ rather than the traditional ‘613′ area code.The region affected by the change includes the... |
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| Bell Mobility Begins Selling 3G BlackBerry Pearl
03/06/2010
Mobilicity, a new Canadian wireless operator which launched services in Toronto last month, is getting ready to launch its own mobile content portal.The portal will grant wireless access to games, music, ringtones, news, and information services. The storefront will be powered by Wmode, a leading managed services provider with offices in Calgary, Toronto, and Bern, Switzerland.“Mobilicity... |
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| Bell Mobility Brings Parental Controls to Mobile Internet
01/11/2008
Internet video isn’t just for the young and tech-savvy anymore, and is becoming a hot consumer web product across all demographics, according to a recent report by Mike Vorhaus of media consultancy, Magid Advisors.About half of all U.S. internet users aged 12 to 64 currently watch at least one online video per week, while 10% are daily video consumers. Even among older users (aged 55 to... |
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| Bell Mobility Brings Samsung Reclaim to Canadian Market
17/09/2009
Edward Rogers III, son of the late Canadian media mogul Ted Rogers, has been appointed deputy chairman of Rogers Communications as part of a corporate reorganization announced yesterday.Up until now, Rogers (aged 39) has been in charge of the company’s cable TV division, a role which he will relinquish as that business is merged into Rogers Wireless. As deputy chairman, he will be in charge... |
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