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Rogers’s purchase of MLSE is questionable, based on ego and not common sense
Dvai Ghose
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Statistics Canada looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data
Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate. A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
inside the market
Tumbling bond yields highlight a stock market bargain: Canadian telecoms
David Berman
canada
Federal and Quebec governments give billions to Telesat for satellite production
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Francois Legault tour the MDA satellite manufacturing centre before making an aerospace announcement Friday, September 13, 2024 in Ste.Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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TTC ending free public Wi-Fi service in subway stations at end of the year
<p>Commuters ride an escalator and walk the stairs at a TTC subway station in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The TTC is ending free public wi-fi at its subway stations at the end of the year, citing a steep drop in rider usage along with reliability, security and cost concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</p>
opinion
Telecom competition heats up in Central Canada
Andrew Willis
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Telecom sector poised to shed assets amid slower growth and more competition
<p>BCE Inc. headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday August 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi</p>
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Moody’s downgrades BCE’s credit rating, citing debt level
Bell Canada signage is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. BCE Inc. says it is cutting 43 technician jobs at its Bell Media subsidiary after a February decision to cut nine per cent of the parent company's workforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve U.S. investigation into 911 outage
AT&T logo is positioned above one of its retail stores in New York.
opinion
The formerly stodgy communication services sector now rivaling tech
Ken Fisher
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Cogeco CEO says cellphone service a ‘go’ after company strikes deals with two wireless carriers
Frederic Perron, the new CEO of Cogeco poses for a portrait in Montreal on July 15, 2024. The Boards of Directors of Cogeco Inc. and of Cogeco Communications Inc. announced that they have appointed Frederic Perron as President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of both Companies, effective immediately, succeeding Philippe Jetté who is retiring. Mr. Perron previously held the position of President of Cogeco Connexion, Cogeco's Canadian broadband business. This appointment follows a thorough Board-led succession planning process. To facilitate a seamless transition in leadership, Mr. Jette will serve as a strategic advisor to the incoming CEO and Boards of Directors until August 31, 2024. (15/07/2024) (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
top links
Low-growth environment makes asset sales likely for major telcos, writes CIBC analyst
The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 9, 2022.
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Edward Rogers becomes executive chair of Rogers Communications
Rogers Chairman Edward Rogers speaks during an unveiling of the new renovations completed to the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Thursday, April 6, 2023. Rogers Communications says Edward Rogers is becoming the company's executive chair effective immediately. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
u.s. business
U.S. agency fines T-Mobile $60-million over data breaches
FILE PHOTO: A T-Mobile logo is seen on the storefront door of a store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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CRTC expands policy directing certain telecom giants to offer fibre access to rivals
A person navigates to the on-line social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
technology
CRTC expands ability for internet providers to sell service over telecoms’ networks
A person navigates to the on-line social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Bell made more than $64-million from jail calls at issue in lawsuit, gave $39-million commission to Ontario
The Bell Canada logo is seen Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. Bell Canada made more than $64 million in gross revenues from calls made by inmates at Ontario jails — at "exorbitant" rates, lawyers allege in a lawsuit — and gave nearly $39 million of that to the province as commission, according to new disclosures from the telecom giant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Quebecor calls on telecom regulator to address network access issues as it pushes expansion
Quebecor headquarters is seen as the media company holds its annual meeting Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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BCE reports profit boost after wave of job cuts
Bell Canada signage is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. BCE Inc. says it is cutting 43 technician jobs at its Bell Media subsidiary after a February decision to cut nine per cent of the parent company's workforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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New money to expand cellular service in parts of rural N.S. with spotty coverage
The Nova Scotia government says it will spend another $18.6 million as part of its ongoing plan to upgrade spotty cellular phone service in rural areas of the province.A cell tower is pictured in rural Ontario on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick