There's been a new round of appointments at BCE Inc. Michael Sabia is the new EVP of the telecom giant, while continuing as vice-chair of Bell Canada International. Taking Sabia's place as president and CEO of BCI is Louis Tanguay, most recently president of Bell Quebec. His first act as boss was to name Robert Bouchard as EVP and COO of the firm. Bouchard was previously BCI's VP operations support. The parent company announced that chief corporate officer Wes Scott will be retiring in March.

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Sprint Canada introduces new long distance plan
Sprint Canada has introduced a new LD rate in Quebec and Ontario. Subscribers in those two provinces can call anywhere in Canada for 10 cents during peak times each weekday and five cents for evenings and weekends.

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Manitoba must join the rest of the country in the delivery of a fibre optic backbone, the Manitoba Innovation Network (MIN) says. Demand for the service is outstripping delivery.

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SaskTel is offering a buyout package to most of its employees in an attempt to reduce its internal costs. The company, which recently came under federal jurisdiction, wants to shed 10 per cent of its workforce over the next three years.

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