Saskatchewan Says Families Won’t Pay to Power Bell’s AI Fabric Expansion
Saskatchewan says families won't foot the power bill for Bell's planned AI data centre expansion near Regina, pushing the debate back toward Bring Your Own Power. Speaking after a Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show luncheon, the province told reporters the extra load "does use electricity" but Bell will "bring their own," larongeNOW reported. The carrier is...
Bell Restores Next-Gen 911 After Early-Morning Glitch in Six Provinces
Bell's next-generation 911 network failed before dawn on Thursday, briefly blocking emergency calls in parts of six provinces before technicians restored service. The carrier told police and reporters the core NG911 routing issue was detected around 3:13 a.m. ET and cleared by 4:40 a.m. Backup systems, including Bell's SafetyNet reroute, were used to push calls...
Telus Wants to Shrink Itself and Bet Big on Data Centres
Victor Dodig told investors Telus will look smaller and less sprawling, with the core bet shifting to telecom and digital infrastructure he bluntly calls data centres. Speaking at a Bank of Montreal conference, the CEO who took over in July said the company is "not interested" in acquisitions and wants organic growth so "2027 doesn't...
