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Bell MTS Launches Wireless Home Internet in Manitoba
Bell MTS announced on Tuesday its Wireless Home Internet (WHI) service has officially launched in Manitoba. The broadband service now offers wireless internet to 12 communities, with nearly 40,000 rural and remote locations planned by the end of this year. WHI is delivered over Bell’s wireless network on its 3500 MHz spectrum and offers up to...
Bell MTS Promo: University of Manitoba Students Get 10GB Bonus Data on Mobile Internet Plans
The University of Manitoba and Bell MTS have jointly announced they are "pleased to be able to provide UM students with more affordable access to technology." Starting August 31 to September 30, 2020, all UM undergrad and graduate students can get 10GB of bonus data on a flex Data Mobile Internet plan. Also on discount...
Bell MTS Fibre Broadband Network Expanding to Carman
Bell MTS and the Town of Carman in Manitoba have announced fibre broadband is expanding throughout the town, with a launch set for later in 2019. According to Bell MTS, "direct fibre connections will offer the Pembina Valley community access to Bell MTS Gigabit Fibe Internet service,” to nearly 1,600 homes and business locations throughout Carman, along...
Bell MTS Officially Launches in Manitoba; Churchill 4G LTE Network Live
Bell Canada has announced they have completed their acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS), meaning Bell MTS has officially launched in Manitoba today. Bell says it has completed its acquisition of all 74,398,389 common shares of MTS. George Cope, President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada, said in a statement, “Bell is proud to be...
Competition Bureau Finds Rogers, Telus and Bell Work Together, Still Approves MTS Deal
With the Bell–MTS deal now official, wireless competition in Manitoba has just taken another hit; and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has agreed with that, law professor Michael Geist says. Bains gave the green light to the acquisition deal, which means wireless services in Manitoba will soon cost much more, without taking...
Bell MTS Gets Final Regulatory Approvals; TELUS to Gain 1/4 of Customers
Bell has received final approval by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and the Competition Bureau, meaning that the Bell-MTS deal is now done. Bell says it will launch Bell MTS on March 17. This also means that Telus will get close to one quarter of MTS’s postpaid wireless customers and 13 retail locations...
CRTC Approves Bell Acquisition of MTS Broadcasting Licenses
The CRTC has approved the transfer of Manitoba Telecom Services’ (MTS) Broadcasting Distribution Undertaking (BDU) licenses to Bell Canada, paving the way for the latter to fully acquire the telecom in the province. The CRTC decision is just one of three regulatory approvals required for Bell Canada to finish their acquisition of MTS. "We are pleased to...
SaskTel Addresses Risks Posed by Bell-MTS Deal
The Bell-MTS deal represents regulatory, competitive, and financial risks to SaskTel, the regional carrier said in a document released on Monday and obtained by CBC News. Fortunately, most of the risks existed before Bell proposed to acquire MTS, so there is not much news here, as those risks were already assessed. An earlier assessment found...
Bell and MTS to Expand Wireless LTE in Glenboro
Bell and MTS announced today plans to expand LTE wireless coverage in Glenboro, Manitoba, part of a $1 billion planned investment over five years by the company in the province over five years. Expanded LTE wireless will also blanket transportation corridors Highway 2 and Highway 5, aside from benefitting residents and businesses. Patricia Solman, Senior...
MTS Reports Q2 2016 Earnings and Progress on Approvals for BCE Acquisition
It’s earnings reports time: Today BCE, Bell Canada’s parent company, reported earnings alongside Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) for the period that ended on June 30, 2016. The catch with the MTS report is that it includes progress on the pending acquisition by BCE and its ongoing transformation efforts. You may recall that Bell surprised the...
Bell and MTS Detail Broadband Service Expansion Plans for Northern Manitoba
Bell and MTS have just given another reason to think positively about the $3.9 billion acquisition they announced in May. Back then, Bell said it planned to invest $1 billion in the area over five years to accelerate broadband communications services across Manitoba, with the details of that investment being shared in various press releases. The first...
MTS Shareholders “Overwhelmingly Approve” Acquisition by Bell
MTS has announced a majority of its shareholders have approved the plan by BCE to acquire the company, with 99.66% of 43,098,172 votes cast in favour of the deal, set at a special shareholders meeting this morning in Winnipeg. Jay Forbes, President & CEO of MTS, said in a statement "MTS shareholders have overwhelmingly supported the...