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Bell/Astral battle heating up
First it was Montreal’s English-speaking sports fans, who were upset at the potential of TSN 990 to be switched to a French station as a result of Bell’s proposed purchase of Astral, but this week...
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Shaw flips its spectrum to Rogers, and consumer groups flip out
A back room deal for Shaw to sell its spectrum, purchased four years ago, to cellphone giant Rogers has put competition in Canada’s cellphone market in jeopardy. At least that’s what five consumer...
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Bell’s open letter threatens job cuts, but asks for sympathy
It’s hard to feel badly for the financial situation of a company that’s able to take out a two-page spread to advertise its position against a government policy. And I guess that’s why Bell Canada...
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Consumers’ group says Verizon threat would force existing carriers to improve.
Don’t believe Bell, Rogers and Telus when they say they’ll have to cut back on spending and lay off workers to meet a threat from Verizon entering the Canadian cellphone marketplace. The U.S.-based...
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Telecoms reach paper bill fee exemption plan but CRTC says it's not good enough
GATINEAU, Que. – Canada’s big telecom companies have agreed to exempt some, but not all, of their customers from fees they charge for producing and mailing invoices. But regulators say the agreement...
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