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Bell offers unlimted Internet ‘add-on’ for triple-bundle subs

BCE Inc. will offer a $10 “unlimited” Internet "add-on" option for customers that subscribe to the company’s Internet and television services as well as at least one of its telephone services, the company said Monday.

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Dawson scolds parliamentary secretaries over letters to CRTC

The federal ethics commission has instructed a pair of parliamentary secretaries to refrain from writing letters that could influence the decisions of quasi-judicial tribunals such as the CRTC.

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Coriat appointed to Sirius XM board

David Coriat has been appointed to Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc.’s board of directors, the company said Friday.

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Telus to move ahead with share conversion

Telus Corp. will move ahead with a court-approved exchange of its non-voting shares for common shares, the company said Friday.

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Bell, Allstream spar over wholesale Internet services with deregulation coming

BCE Inc.’s efforts to prohibit its wholesale Internet access and transport customers from reselling those services on a wholesale basis will put competing businesses at an undue disadvantage and will lead to a “re-monopolization” of the wholesale market, MTS Allstream Inc. says.

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CRTC orders text message 911 services

The CRTC is directing wireless carriers and incumbent telcos to allow their hearing- or speech-impaired subscribers to contact 911 call centres through text messaging, the commission said.

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ATN going HD in March

The Asian Television Network International Ltd. (ATN) will offer its ATN channel in high definition beginning March 1, ATN said Wednesday.

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Lenevo looking at opportunities with RIM

Lenovo Group Ltd. could be looking to acquire Research In Motion Ltd. as it considers acquisition targets and strategic alliances to bolster its mobile-device business, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

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Videotron appoints Charlebois as human resources VP

Quebecor Media Inc. subsidiary Videotron Ltd. appointed Alain Charlebois as its new vice-president of human resources and service excellence, the company said.

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Rogers would use Shaw spectrum to quickly expand LTE services, Rogers, experts say

Rogers Communications Inc. could quickly expand the capacity of its fourth-generation LTE network in lucrative Western Canadian markets to offer faster data speeds for a larger number of subscribers if it is allowed to acquire Shaw Communications Inc.’s AWS spectrum, industry experts say.

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