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Rogers Hires Lisa LaFlamme, After News Anchor Dropped by Bell
Rogers Sports & Media announced on Friday it has hired former CTV News anchor Lisa LaFlamme to cover the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as a special correspondent for CityNews, reporting from London, England. According to Rogers in a statement, LaFlamme will be reporting daily for all newscasts on TV and radio, plus also appear...
Liberals Have Failed Canadians by Protecting Big Telco Profits, Say NDP
On Wednesday, Rogers, Telus, Bell and other telecoms agreed to sign a network safety plan, to assist each other in the event of major outages, such as the devastating Rogers nationwide outage in July. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said yesterday, “the Rogers outage of July 8 was unacceptable, and we must do everything possible to...
Rogers, Telus, Bell Sign Network Safety Plan in Wake of July Outage
The agreement covers emergency roaming, mutual assistance, and a communications protocol for mass network disruptions like July's Rogers outage.
Bell, Virgin Plus iPhone 14 Pro Pre-Orders Now Available [u]
Bell iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 pre-orders are set to take place on Friday, September 9, 2022. This is the same day Apple.ca launches pre-orders of the newest iPhone 14 lineup. The wireless carrier’s website states you can pre-order iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro this Friday. Customers can submit their email to “be...
Consumer Advocate Slams Feds: ‘Complete Failure’ for Letting Internet Competition Crumble
Last Friday, Bell announced it was set to acquire independent internet service provider (ISP), Distributel, reducing yet another provider. Bell purchased Ebox in February as well. Now, consumer advocates and independent ISPs have weighed in on the matter, reports the National Post. Vancouver-based internet advocate, OpenMedia, told the Post, “We are losing the very marginal telecom...
Virgin Plus Offering $30/10GB, $35/20GB Plans with 1,000 Long Distance Minutes
Image via RFD user ‘eclone' Bell’s flanker brand Virgin Plus is offering up a promotional bring your own phone plans right now at select stores. The Virgin Plus store at Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario, has posters advertising $30/10GB and $35/20GB plans, with included 1,000 long distance minutes to India, Mexico, Japan and South Korea....
Bell to Acquire Distributel, Gobbling Up Another Independent ISP
On Friday afternoon heading into the Labor Day long weekend, Bell announced it would acquire Distributel, one of Canada’s largest independent network providers. "Investing in a successful company such as Distributel and its family of brands aligns with Bell's efforts to provide customers with a choice in service options,” said Bell in a press release....
Rogers, Telus, Bell Donate $50K to Pakistan Flood Relief, Waive Calls, Texts, Roaming Charges
Telus announced on Friday it is donating $50,000 to the Canadian Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal, to support the country impacted by monsoon rains. The announcement comes after rivals Rogers and Bell made their own announcements on Thursday. On top of the donation, Telus says it is waiving all long distance home phone, mobile calls...
Bell MTS Rolling Out Pure Fibre Internet to Over 6,500 Locations
Bell MTS has expanded its pure fibre internet to seven communities.
Bell CEO Explains Lisa LaFlamme Being Ousted; CTV Exec Michael Melling ‘On Leave’
Bell CEO Mirko Bibic has released a statement on the ousting of CTV News anchor Lisa LaFlamme.
CRTC and Bell Keep Fighting Over Videotron Roaming Ban Decision
Canada's telecom regulator ordered the two companies to resolve the dispute on their own or through CRTC staff-assisted mediation.
CRTC Chair’s Beer with Bell Exec Cleared of Wrongdoing, Says Ethics Commissioner
The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner questioned Scott and ruled there was no conflict of interest because he and Bibic aren't actually friends.
