Distributel Communications Ltd. has acquired telecom service provider Primus from Fusion Connect Inc. in what Distributel CEO Matt Stein said Tuesday was a “major acquisition” for the company. “It’s hundreds more employees, so many more customers… there’s more geography that we cover together and more products,” Stein said in a phone interview, though he declined to offer specifics or numbers about how much the company will grow as a result. Primus has been owned by a U.S. company since 2016, and Distributel’s acquisition brings it back to Canadian ownership,...
A BCE Inc. price increase on the unbundled local loop (ULL) service it sells to Fusion Connect Inc.'s Primus will have an undue impact on low-income customers who rely on the...