December 2012 - The Wire Report

December 21, 2012

RIM’s chief information officer retires

Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIM) chief information officer Robin Bienfait will retire at the end of this year, the company said Thursday.

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December 21, 2012

Cogeco buys Peer 1

Cogeco Cable Inc. reached an agreement to acquire Vancouver-based Peer1 Network Enterprises Inc. for $526 million, the companies said Friday.

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December 21, 2012

MTS wins contract from federal government

MTS Allstream Inc. signed a “multi-year contract” to provide business IP and switched Ethernet services to the federal government through Shared Services Canada, the company said Friday.

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December 21, 2012

RIM reports subscriber loss, lower sales

Research In Motion Ltd. reported lower third quarter losses, lower sales of its BlackBerry smartphones and, for the first time, a loss on its subscriber base, the company said in a quarterly earnings report released Thursday.

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December 21, 2012

Industry Canada posts 2500 MHz replies

Industry Canada released final reply comments for its consultation on proposed regulations for its upcoming 2500 MHz spectrum auction.

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December 20, 2012

Rogers approved for CJNT-DT Montreal

The CRTC approved Rogers Communication Inc.’s request to acquire Montreal ethnic television station CJNT-DT from Channel Zero Inc. for $10.3 million.

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December 20, 2012

Telus rolls out LTE in B.C. communities

Telus Corp. invested more than $1.04 million to bring fourth-generation LTE wireless services to eight British Columbia communities, the company said Wednesday.

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December 20, 2012

Incumbents will be winners in 700 MHz auction: BMO

BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. will be the “winners” of next year’s 700 MHz auction, beating new entrant carriers Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Public Mobile for the most prized mobile spectrum, BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Casey said in a research note.

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December 20, 2012

Arris to buy Motorola Home from Google

Arris Group Inc. agreed to buy Motorola Mobility LLC’s “Motorola Home” business from Google Inc. for $2.35 billion US in cash and stock, the companies said Wednesday.

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December 20, 2012

Court challenges of CRTC regs expected following Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court's decision that quashed the CRTC's value for signal regime narrowed the commission's authority under the Broadcasting Act, potentially affecting a range of policy powers from establishing signal rights to intervening in competition issues, industry sources said.

Month: December 2012

RIM’s chief information officer retires

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Cogeco buys Peer 1

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MTS wins contract from federal government

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RIM reports subscriber loss, lower sales

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Industry Canada posts 2500 MHz replies

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Rogers approved for CJNT-DT Montreal

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Telus rolls out LTE in B.C. communities

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Incumbents will be winners in 700 MHz auction: BMO

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Arris to buy Motorola Home from Google

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Court challenges of CRTC regs expected following Supreme Court decision

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