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Freedom Mobile sales hurt by merger uncertainty, dealer says

Service and sales improved when Shaw Communications Inc. bought Wind Mobile in 2016 and rebranded it as Freedom Mobile, but they went into decline over uncertainty about Shaw’s takeover by Rogers Communications Inc.

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CRTC directing numbering administrator to set aside 5 area codes for future use

The CRTC is directing the Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) to set aside five area codes for five area code complexes covering British Columbia, Alberta, the Golden Horseshoe region that surrounds Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, northeastern and central Ontario, and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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Rogers-Shaw merger will create competition for Telus in the west: Rogers, Shaw lawyers

While on opposite sides of the Competition Tribunal hearing that will decide the fate of the $26 billion plan for Rogers Communications Inc. to buy Shaw Communications Inc., lawyers for both the Competition Bureau and Shaw agree that the hearing arrives as a “watershed” moment for the Canadian wireless industry. 

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CIK Telecom files more Part 1s over access to buildings

CIK Telecom Inc. has filed three more Part 1 applications with the CRTC, seeking access to six properties in Richmond, B.C.. This comes on the heels of an application filed on Oct. 28. The new filings were presented on Nov. 1. The company is seeking relief under the regulator’s multiple dwelling unit (MDU) access regime.

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Heritage Committee hears final witnesses on Online News Act

Canada’s Online News Act could serve as a template for countries around the world who are seeking to protect legacy media from the overwhelming power of Google Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. This was part of the testimony at the House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage as it heard its final witnesses on Bill C-18 on Friday.

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Telus posts 10 per cent revenue increase in Q3

Telus Corp. reported a 9.9 per cent increase in its overall revenues for the three months that ended on Sep. 30, jumping to $4.67 billion from $4.25 billion this time last year, while the companies profit for the quarter was up 53.9 per cent to $551 million from $358 million over the same comparison. 

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Bell mopped up customers switching from Rogers in Q3

BCE Inc. reported what it said were record subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2022, according to executives speaking to analysts on an earnings call Thursday morning. 

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PKP still hopeful over Freedom acquisition despite unfruitful mediation with Competition Bureau

Quebecor Inc. released its third quarter figures on Thursday, with president and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau pleased with the prospects for the future. This was despite a slight decrease in revenues from a year ago.

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Xplore launching ultra-high density satellite in first half of 2023, expecting speeds of 100Mbps

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Xplore Inc.’s residential and business customers in rural and remote regions will have access to download speeds up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) as the company prepares to launch its ultra-high density satellite.

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BC telecom seeks CRTC help in gaining access to MDUs

CIK Telecom Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC seeking to gain access to four properties administered by a British Columbia landlord. 

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