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Lucy Collin named Bell Media marketing VP

BCE Inc. said Monday that Lucy Collin has been appointed Bell Media’s vice-president of marketing, innovation and integrated sales for English Canada.

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SaskTel expanding infiNET to Prince Albert

SaskTel is expanding its infiNet fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to Prince Albert, Sask., the company said in a release Thursday.

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T-Mobile to buy Verizon’s A Block spectrum

T-Mobile USA reached a deal to acquire Verizon Communications Inc.’s “A Block” spectrum in exchange for cash and some of T-Mobile’s other spectrum licences, the companies said.

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Telus loses bid to quash spectrum auction caps

Telus Corp. has lost its legal battle to overturn Industry Canada rules that limit large mobile providers to acquiring a single block of the most coveted airwaves in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction.

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Wireless sector facing ‘transition year’ in 2014

Carriers still finding their way under the CRTC’s wireless code will face the rollout of 700 MHz spectrum, potential new-entrant consolidation and the recalibration of domestic roaming rates in 2014, in what is poised to be a year of change, challenges and opportunities for the industry, analysts said.

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RDS reaches 12-year deal with Montreal Canadiens

BCE Inc.’s RDS French-language sports channel announced a 12-year regional broadcast deal with the Montreal Canadiens that it says makes it the team’s official broadcaster through to the 2025-26 season.

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Ron Louks joins BlackBerry

Ron Louks is the new president of devices and emerging solutions at BlackBerry Ltd., the company said Monday.

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Stewart Lyons to head TeraGo

Former Mobilicity president Stewart Lyons has been appointed president and CEO of TeraGo Inc.

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