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Orbit seeks inquiry into stock irregularitiesToronto’s Orbit E-Commerce Inc. has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers to investigate irregularities in trading of its shares. The company says buyers have had trouble getting delivery of their securities. More details. AFN signs on to broadband campaignThe Assembly of First Nations has endorsed the proposal to roll out broadband to all Canadians. The lobby group has signed a deal with Telesat Canada that will see backbone extended to 633 native communities. More details. Nortel wins contract from SprintSprint Local Telecommunications Division is about to revamp its telephony network with VoIP technology from Nortel Networks Corp. The American telco is paying the Canadian equipment maker US$1.1 billion. More details. Group Telecom opens technology centreGT Group Telecom Inc. has opened a new national network monitoring centre in Mississauga ON. The centre is in a building formerly owned by defunct CLEC C1 Communications. More details. BC Technology lists top 100 B.C. tech companiesT-Net, part of BC Technology, released its list of the top 100 technology companies in the province ranked by revenues. Five telephony-related firms made the list, including number one-ranked 360networks Inc. Bet 360 doesn’t make the roster next year. More details. CRTC roundup: Appeal on Vancouver area code launchedA citizen has asked the CRTC to review and vary its decision providing an overlay for the 604 area code. Given the quasi-literate nature of the cover letter, don’t expect this one to get too far. The commission has also decided against changing NBTel’s integrated digital loop carrier provisioning practice and has issued carrier access tariffs for la Société d’administration des tarifs d’accès des télécomunicateurs. More details: Application to review and vary Order 200-786 Order CRTC 2001-815 Order CRTC 2001-813 Cabletel gets supply contract from RegionalRegional Cablesystems Inc. has ordered cable modems from Cabletel Communications Corp. of Markham ON in a deal worth $825,000. The Newfoundland-based cableco will use the equipment to continue its rollout of high-speed Internet services. More details. Bell funds research chairs at universitiesBell Canada has endowed the Bell Chair in Technology and Work Organization at the Université du Quebec and the Bell University Labs at the University of Toronto. The Ontario venture has a $38.1 million price tag. More details: New Bell Canada Chair in Technology and Work Organization at Université du Québec Bell University Laboratories Endowed Chairs and Research Program to be Honoured at the University of Toronto Toronto housing development gets computer training from TelusTelus Client Solutions is donating $180,000 over three years so residents of Toronto’s Regent Park area can become computer savvy. The "Hands On" program will teach people computer skills using a peer training approach. More details. Sympatico-Lycos introduces shopping siteThe letter to the North Pole contained anthrax, Santa booked his trip on Canada 3000, how’s a person supposed to get any Christmas shopping done? Sympatico-Lycos Inc. comes to the rescue with a holiday shopping web site that includes comparison-shopping, gift ideas and online shopping. More details.

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