Struggling wireless companies are facing a new obstacle to their long-term survival – an obscure clause in Ottawa’s rules for the upcoming auction of spectrum. Rita Trichur and Boyd Erman, The Globe and Mail Posted on 5-15-2013 at 6:55 AM Tags: Telus, Rogers Communications, BCE, Wind Mobile
BCE Inc. says it has gone as far as it will to secure its $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media Inc., the company told Canada's broadcast regulator on the final day of a week-long hearing into the... Steve Ladurantaye, The Globe and Mail Posted on 5-10-2013 at 10:06 AM Tags: BCE, Astral Media, Rogers Communications, Quebecor
BCE Inc., Canada's biggest telecom provider, reported higher profit on flat revenue on Thursday, helped by earnings growth in its wireless and media divisions. Alastair Sharp, Reuters Posted on 5-09-2013 at 10:00 AM Tags: BCE
Regulators should reject BCE Inc.’s $3-billion takeover of Astral Media because the telecommunications giant has the “incentive and ability to act anti-competitively,” opponents of the deal argued in... Steve Ladurantaye, The Globe and Mail Posted on 5-07-2013 at 11:10 AM Tags: Rogers Communications, BCE, Astral Media
Under BCE's new proposal to buy Astral Media it plans to sell some of Astral's television channels. Paul Bagnell, BNN.ca Posted on 5-06-2013 at 9:20 AM Tags: BCE, Astral Media
The Canadian broadcasting system needs a well-financed alternative to online services such as Netflix, which threaten to draw consumers away from traditional television. That was the message from BCE... Steve Ladurantaye, The Globe and Mail Posted on 5-07-2013 at 12:20 AM Tags: BCE, Astral Media
Canadian Olympian Clara Hughes plans to take Bell's mental health initiative on the road. Scott Anderson, BNN.ca Posted on 4-25-2013 at 12:54 PM Tags: BCE, Bell Aliant
Canada's industry minister signaled on Monday he is unhappy with Shaw Communications Inc.'s plans to sell wireless spectrum to rival Rogers Communications Inc., a move that would add heft to... David Ljunggren, Reuters Posted on 4-15-2013 at 1:14 PM Tags: Shaw Communications, Rogers Communications, BCE
Canada's three newest wireless operators have put themselves up for sale, with Mobilicity already in talks to sell out to Telus Corp., the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Friday, citing... Alastair Sharp, Reuters Posted on 4-12-2013 at 10:52 AM Tags: Telus, BCE