Strict conditions imposed on TQS acquisition

The controversial acquisition of Quebec-based broadcaster TQS Inc. by Remstar Inc. has been approved by the CRTC but with strict conditions.

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Let foreign telecom firms in, says Competition Review Panel

The Competition Policy Review Panel (CPRP) says Canada should allow foreign telecommunications firms to establish Canadian beachheads or acquire smaller service providers – those with less than 10% market share – as a first step to easing restrictions on foreign direct investment in Canada’s communications sector.

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Has the time come to abandon Canada’s legacy telecom rules?

Canada's incumbent telephone companies have renewed their call for less legacy regulation and greater reliance on market forces – just as the number of regulatory challenges reaches new heights and the chair of the CRTC calls for stronger enforcement powers.

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Bell releases congestion data

Bell Canada has publicly released data on its network congestion problem. According to some of the figures, Bell has experienced between 2.9% and 5.2% congested links for the first five months of 2008. This range is consistent with the final 10 months of 2007 as well.
It’s unclear at this point whether these figures mean Bell’s network is congested or only parts of its network are congested. Network Letter will have more on this matter after comments from interested parties are submitted early next month.

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RIM adds 2.3M new BB subscribers

Research in Motion Ltd. announced on June 25 that it had added 2.3 million new net BlackBerry subscriptions in the first quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 16 million.

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Quebecor Fund announces grant recipients

Quebecor Fund is awarding grants to seven production companies as part of its recent Main Production Assistance Program competition. The winners are:

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Waterloo’s Alan George joins Ontario research network board

Dr. Alan George, associate provost, Information Systems and Technology and interim dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Waterloo, has joined the board of the Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario (ORANO), which owns and operates the ORION ultra high-speed optical research and education network.

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BCE executives move to Google, Talisman Energy

Just five days after the Supreme Court of Canada approved a pension fund’s acquisition of BCE Inc., the company announced that two of its senior executives are moving to Google and Talisman Energy Inc.

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Silverback Media partners with Toronto retailers to create a mobile-enabled downtown

Silverback Media and the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area have embarked on an ambitious plan to create a mobile-enabled downtown core, where customers use their mobile phones to choose a favourite restaurant, view menus, access coupons and follow an onscreen map to their destination. The first 25 retailers are expected to be on board by July.

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Motorola deal gives Ottawa company foothold into IPTV, IP-DVB markets

Espial has inked a major deal with Motorola that will help the young Ottawa company capitalize on the growing global markets for IPTV and hybrid IP-Digital Video Broadcast systems.

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