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Canada Payphone Corp. and FCT Communications Inc. – known as the competitive providers – have filed an application with the CRTC asking it to order the ILECs to refund overcharges that they say are not allowed. Below is an edited excerpt of the payphone providers' application.

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Pierre Blouin, CEO of MTS Allstream Inc., has been appointed to the company's board of directors. The board has also approved James MacDonald and Kishore Kapoor as nomimees to the board. MacDonald is currently chair and managing partner at Enterprise Capital Management Inc., an investment management company. Kapoor was executive VP of corporate development at Loring Ward International Ltd. from November 2003 to June 2005, and was executive VP of corporate development at Assante Corporation from 1994 to November 2003.

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Nortel Networks to delay financial results release
Brampton ON-based Nortel Networks Corp. has decided to delay releasing its fourth-quarter and year-end 2005 financial results after the company said it was going to restate certain financial results for the 2003 and 2004 fiscal years and the first nine months of 2005. The company noted in a news release that there will be negative revenue implications of $157 million and $77 million in 2003 and 2004 respectively. As well, net earnings/loss will be negatively affected by $91 million for 2003 and $93 million for 2004. There will also be a negative impact on revenue prior to 2003 and Nortel expects that to be $470 million on revenue and $99 million on net earnings/loss levels. "Our priority is to have accurate financial information. Although the need to restate certain financial statements is unfortunate, it's the right thing to do. This revenue is real – it was recognized in the wrong periods.

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A dispute over access to cable company Quality of Service (QoS) by independent VoIP providers erupted into a war of words this month when Vonage Canada and Shaw Communications Inc. traded barbs over the controversial charge.

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Canadian carriers know all about IP. Bell Canada offers hosted versions of IP phone systems for all segments. Telus Corp. was first out of the gate with an IP-Centrex offering in 2003. Rogers Communications Inc. rolled out IP voice services some time ago.

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