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Primal unveils VoIP products for CLECsToronto’s Primal Technologies Inc. announced today the introduction of a new service node that will help alternative CLECs distribute Voice over IP technology. Alternative CLECs are firms like cablecos and ISPs that would be able to offer telephony without actually being registered as a competitive carrier. Prairie province profits prodigiousManitoba Telecom Services Inc. reports FY2001 saw the company break $1 billion in revenue. The telco says its deployment of high-speed Internet has now rolled out to 76 per cent of the province and the subscriber base is up by more than 200 per cent. More details. Telus makes investment in tech companyTelus Ventures has invested US$2 million in Hostopia, a web-hosting company based in Toronto and in Fort Lauderdale FL. Hostopia is an anchor tenant of Telus’ Toronto-based data and hosting centre and Telus has incorporated Hostopia's hosting software solution as part of its web-hosting package targeting the small- and medium-sized business market. More details. Rogers considers new internet pricingA report in The Globe and Mail says Rogers Cable Inc. is about to institute a two-price policy for its high-speed Internet service. The cableco says the move will make "bandwidth hogs" pay more for the services they use. Broadband kids latest crazeIt may sound like the name of a boy band, but it’s actually the most recent marketing trend. Forrester Research reports that youth who have access to high-speed connectivity are of greater interest to advertisers than kids who dial up. More details. RSL COM changes name to NavigataRSL COM Canada has changed its name to Navigata Communications. The firm was purchased by SaskTel last summer. More details: Telecom provider positioned for continued growth in competitive marketplace SaskTel's buy of RSL COM moves telco into BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec Big Pipe signs deal with EquinixBig Pipe Inc., a division of Shaw Communications Inc., has signed an agreement with American Internet exchange provider Equinix Inc. that will see the Canadian firm use a bundled service for ISP and content peering. Big Pipe will make its global network available for Equinix customers. More details. CRTC sets co-location rebate deadlinesThe commission has issued deadlines and conditions for ILEC co-location common cost rebates. In another ruling, the CRTC decided it should not approve a Telus application to amalgamate tariffs, since the levies are currently being reviewed under the price cap proceeding. More details: Telecom decision CRTC 2002-5 Telecom order CRTC 2002-60 American telco McLeod files for bankruptcyAmerican CLEC McLeodUSA has applied for bankruptcy protection, with a reorganization plan that will eliminate approximately US$3 billion of debt. The Cedar Rapids IA company listed assets of US$4.79 billion against debt of US$4.57 billion. More details.

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