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Cell-Loc Inc has trimmed its management team to better reflect the company’s future requirements. David Howard, VP finance, is no longer with the company. James Hill, recently appointed CFO will now oversee all financial operations within the company.

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Nomination deadline extended for CANARIE IWAY Awards
The nomination deadline for the 2001 CANARIE IWAY Awards has been extended to Jan. 26 from Jan. 19. The awards honour individuals or groups/organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to the advanced Internet. The award categories are: New Technology Development, Application of Technology, Community Service, Adaptive Technologies and Public Leadership. The Awards Gala will be held in Vancouver April 23, 2001. For more information on the awards, visit http://www.canarie.ca/iway.

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Lucent Technologies Canada is ringing in the New Year financially unscathed and in a better market position despite sluggish sales and a major shakeup at its U.S. parent corporation. While Lucent Technologies Inc tries to paint 2001 as a year of rebuilding and retooling, its Canadian subsidiary is preparing to capitalize on new wireless Internet technologies, this month’s spectrum auction and emerging 3G applications.

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The country’s two largest telcos, and their wireless divisions, find themselves on the same side of a battle to alter a new contribution regime that just came into effect last week. Both the Bell family of companies and Telus Corp are opposed to the new tax regime and are seeking relief from what they consider is an unfair mechanism for collecting subsidies.

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TMI Communications, Ottawa, was won approval from the Federal Communications Commission to market a new packet data terminal to the U.S. transportation industry. The FCC recently modified TMI’s licence enabling it to exclusively offer the EMS Technologies’ PDT-100 terminal, which promises to provide significant cost savings for fleet managers.

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The CRTC has waded into a transponder dispute over the Anik F1 satellite – a battle that could result in Star Choice Communications Inc losing several video channels on the newly launched bird. On Dec. 22, the commission released PN 2000-178 in response to a Nov. 29 Part VII application by Star Choice affiliate, Canadian Satellite Communications Inc (Cancom), asking the regulator to prevent Telesat Canada from handing over control of four Anik F1 transponders to three other broadcasters, including one owned by BCE Inc. Cancom and Star Choice are owned by Shaw Communications Inc, and Telesat is owed by BCE.

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Canada’s satellite regulator has opted to award two licences instead of one for the orbital slot 118.7 degrees west, one for the C- and Ku-band frequencies and another for the Ka-band frequencies. Issued Dec. 13, the call for comments states that any company interested in applying for both licences must submit two separate applications.

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Executives at Microcell Connexions Inc say plans by competitor Rogers Wireless Communications Inc to overlay a similar network architecture doesn’t threaten its company’s aggressive expansion plans. Rajiv Pancholy, president and COO at Microcell Connexions, says they are sticking with a game plan set out early last year.

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