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Pierre Karl Péladeau Daniel Therrien Tony Staffieri Edward Rogers Joe Natale Groupe Maskatel LP Charlie Angus

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NEWS

Court dismisses Telus request for injunction against Quebecor’s 3500 MHz licenses

The Federal Court has rejected a Telus Corp. request to stop the department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) from issuing licenses for set-aside spectrum won at auction by Quebecor Inc.'s Vidéotron in this past summer's 3,500 MHz auction.  For an injunction to be granted, it must...

BRIEFS

CRTC approves work on  Cogeco, Columbia Basin, Broadband Fund projects

Two telecom companies can start work on their Broadband Fund projects now that the commission has approved their plans. In March the CRTC dolled out $57.7 million of its Broadband Fund for the construction of thousands of kilometres of network transport infrastructure. Among the recipients was Columbia...

PEOPLE

Telus exec transferring to chair of Health and Agriculture businesses

Telus Corp.’s executive vice-president François Gratton will be transferring into a new role as the non-executive chair of the board of directors of Telus Health and Telus Agriculture at the end of the year.  The company made the transition announcement in a Friday press release. “François has...

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