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Enablence makes acquisition, get investment

Ottawa-based fibre-to-the-home equipment maker Enablence Technologies has inked an agreement to buy certain DuPont Photonics assets from parent company DuPont Photonics Technologies. As well the two companies have announced that Dupont will invest about US$9.5 million in Enablence.

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Enablence makes changes to management

The recently formed Optical Components and Subsystems Division of Enablence will be headed by Jacob Sun, who was previously CEO of ANDevices. He will continue in his role as COO of Enablence. Peter Cairoli, president of Enablence’s Albis Optoelectronics, will now head Enablence’s European operations to assist in streamlining the company’s operations in that region.

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Broadcasters appeal $100 million “illegal” tax to Supreme Court

After winning one court battle and then losing another in April, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is now asking the Supreme Court of Canada to rule whether—in effect—the CRTC is a de facto tax collector for the federal government.

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Commentary: Tory government seems intent on interfering with market forces

Two announcements yesterday had me shaking my head as the theme song from the Twilight Zone played in the background. First, Rogers Communications announced that it was actually lowering the price of a data package for the highly anticipated iPhone, set to launch on Friday. Second, Industry Minister Jim Prentice requested a meeting with the heads of Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility to find a solution to the companies’ plans to charge subscribers for spam and unwanted text messages received on their mobile devices.

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More top executives leaving Bell family

The house cleaning at Bell Canada continues as two more executives have announced their intentions to leave the company. This is the second time in two weeks that top brass departures have been announced.

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Auction Day 31: Two companies hold up end of auction

Globalive Communications and Rich Telecom, still in the hunt for licences, are the two companies holding up the auction.

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Bell can invest in network upgrades to solve congestion problems: independent ISPs

Bell Canada is grossly overstating its network congestion problem and where there is congestion, the company can easily afford to fix it by investing in newer equipment, according to documents filed by some independent ISPs with the CRTC this month.

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Auction Day 30: Industry Canada pushing for end to auction as battles continue

Industry Canada appears anxious to hasten the end of its spectrum auction, now in its seventh week of bidding, by allowing more daily rounds and higher bids.

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Auction Day 29: Four licences hold up auction end, more competitors coming

What do the set-aside licences in Far North, Pembroke ON, Chatham ON and Red Deer AB have in common? They are the four licences preventing the auction from coming to an end.

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Lack of opposition from Shaw surprises TBayTel in bid to enter cable TV market

It’s taken over three years, an amendment to the Broadcasting Act and an 11th hour change to their distribution system, but it finally looks as though the City of Thunder Bay will be getting into the cable TV business. Even TBayTel‘s nemesis, Shaw Communications Inc., isn’t throwing up any major roadblocks.

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