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Canada’s Far North incumbent telephone company has told the CRTC that there is competitive supply to its Internet gateway service, and Yukon independent ISPs are wrong to suggest there isn’t. The Yukon ISPs want the CRTC to order Northwestel to reduce by 25% the rates it charges for the gateway service.

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Call Genie Inc. has appointed Paul Vos as director of alliance and partner channels. The company has also hired Stephen Kendall as director of sales for the Americas. Vos will be responsible for extending Call Genie’s reach by targeting partners to sell its enhanced voice directory software. Kendall will be charged with securing new business in North, Central and Latin America as well as the Caribbean. Vos has held positions at both Rogers Wireless and Telus Mobility where he played a key role in growing sales for both companies. Kendall joins the company with more than 35 years experience in telecommunications and information technology. He has worked at Bell Canada and BCE Inc.

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Nortel renames PEC Solutions
To better reflect its goal of delivering "mission-critical systems and secure communications that empower government to secure the livelihood and well-being of its citizens," Nortel PEC Solutions has been renamed Nortel Government Solutions Inc. "The change is in name only," said Chuck Saffell, president and CEO, in a news release. "Our government customers will continue to receive the same high level of services and high-quality technologies from Nortel Government Solutions as they have enjoyed with Nortel PEC Solutions." Since being acquired by Nortel in mid-2005, the Fairfax VA-based PEC Solutions has been employed in projects by NASA, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Postal Service.

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Rogers Communications Inc.and the Province of New Brun-swick continue to spar over the applicability of the Ledcor principles – which stem from the January 2001 Decision 2001-23 – in a dispute over access to provincial highway right-of-ways (NL, Jan. 29/01).

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Two of Canada’s larger regional incumbent telephone companies are going to rely more heavily on service bundling as a way to combat increasing local residential subscriber erosion. Executives from both Aliant Inc. and MTS Allstream said during recent fourth-quarter and year-end financial conference calls that promoting their multi-service plans will play a bigger role in the future.

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Amtelecom Income Fund has expanded the reach of its incumbent telephone operations through the acquisition of fellow regional incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) People’s Communications Inc. The head of Amtelecom tells Network Letter that the combined entity is well-positioned to capitalize on future opportunities.

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During BCE Inc.’s annual business review conference this month, president and CEO Michael Sabia outlined of the four key characteristics that will compose the "new" Bell: growth services; bandwidth/IP platforms; customer experience; and cost structure.

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