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Access to infrastructure outranks ownership limits in telecom, Kedar states

Gaining access to existing infrastructure is of greater value to new entrants than changing foreign ownership restrictions, according to one of this country’s telecom pioneers. In a webcast late last month, Mike Kedar also called on the federal government to restructure the Can-adian telecom regulatory regime.

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Rogers rejects complaint about @Home announcements on community channels

Rogers Cable Inc. denies that it is surreptitiously promoting its high-speed Internet service under the guise of informing current clients how to shift their email addresses. Canada’s largest cableco says it merely ran public service announcements (PSAs), a claim rejected by a group of independent ISPs.

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Internet providers on verge of introducing two-tiered pricing policy for subscribers

Bell Canada is just weeks away from introducing a two-tiered system for its Sympatico high-speed Internet service that will see heavy users of bandwidth paying more, with a reduction for less active web surfers. This would be the first volley in what is likely to be a reconfiguration of how Internet access is priced in Canada.

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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.
 

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International governments must respect civil liberties and rights on Internet

London-based Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties group made recent waves with its call to carefully respect civil liberties in the face of encroaching regulations dealing with surveillance, terrorism and crime. In its conclusion, the group makes the now-oft-repeated argument that on its current course, the Internet could end up being "the most regulated medium in history." The following is an edited excerpt of its manifesto.

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Telecom and media conglomerate BCE Inc. has made several changes to its executive ranks. The most significant appointment is the naming of Micheal Sabia as president and COO of BCE. He also becomes the CEO of Bell Canada. This appointment is effective March 1. Sabia joined BCE in October 1999 as vice-chair and CEO of Bell Canada International. In July 2000, he was named executive VP of BCE and vice-chair, corporate at Bell Canada. He was subsequently appointed president of BCE in December 2000. BCE Teleglobe has also made several personnel announcements. Terry Jarman, CEO of the company, is leaving to pursue other interests. Over the coming months, he will serve as a special advisor to BCE Teleglobe. Charles Childers has been named president BCE Teleglobe, effective immediately. He joined the company last November as president, global markets. He has been with the BCE family of companies since 1991 and previously held numerous senior-level positions at Nortel Networks Corp. Patrick Pichette has been appointed executive VP operations and finance at the company. He is currently executive VP planning and performance management. Prior to joining BCE, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company.

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CNM Short Takes

Henry, Clay Henry, likely subject of name dispute
Henry, Clay Henry, the fireman featured in Subway commercials will be sent up as a clay-mation, disabled and profane London subway dweller within a few days as Halifax’s Collideascope Inc. posts a new web site devoted to the character at www.clayhenry.com. Collideascope’s president, Steven Comeau, tells CNM he’s purchased the domain name and will have the satirical content posted shortly. He doesn’t expect, however, that the move will go entirely unnoticed by the Subway chain. Watch for news of litigation or other legal action in this space soon.

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Industry advocates decry secretive foreign investments review process

A massive agreement by AOL Time Warner to invest $221 million in Canadian cultural industries is raising questions within industry about the secretive and self-serving nature of merger benefits packages. The AOL deal is the result of an approval process by Canadian Heritage made necessary when Time Warner’s Canadian film and music distribution companies passed to new American ownership.

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Canadian Heritage unveils near-finalized new media initiatives to Toronto audience

Toronto new media players were finally given a bird’s-eye view of Canadian Heritage’s Canadian Culture Online Program (CCOP) on January 25 as department head René Bouchard visited the Liberty Village New Media Centre with the first of a series of road shows to tout the program. Formerly known as the Canadian Digital Cultural Content Initiative, the complex venture was explained to about 60 new media, educational, broadcast and other individuals at the well-received briefing.

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OnTarget draws on year’s lessons for spring e-learning conference in Toronto

OnTarget’s executives will use the lessons of the initiative’s first year in operation as the basis of a conference to be held late this spring examining e-learning and e-literacy. The event, which is just now in the planning stages, will bring together students, academics and business leaders to discuss the delivery of online training and education.

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