CRTC orders Bell, Telus and MTS to give consumers $310 million in rebates
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Tuesday order Bell Aliant, Bell Canada, MTS Allstream and Telus to rebate $310.8 million to its urban landline customers.
The rebate, payable to customers residing in urban areas, must be paid out in the next six months and will range from approximately $25 to $90 per subscriber. Details on how the funds will be sent out will be made available by the respective companies in coming days.
Region surrounding Montreal gets new 579 Area Code
The Telecommunications Alliance has announced that, as of last Saturday, the new 579 area code is now available for new telephone numbers in the 450 area code in Québec.
The industry trade group says the increase in demand for new telephone numbers comes from the increased use of cell phones, wireless data services, the Internet and IP telephony among consumers and businesses alike.
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Telus reports second quarter financial results
Telus Corporation last week reported its financial results and subscriber counts for the second quarter of 2010.
The company reported operating revenues of $2.398 billion for the quarter, down 0.9% from the same quarter a year earlier, however, net income jumped 21.3% in the quarter to $296 million, up from $244 million in same period a year earlier.
BCE reports second quarter results
Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), Canada’s largest communications company, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010.
BCE, which includes Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Virgin Mobile, and the Source, reported a 3.3% increase in operating revenues to $4.4 billion and 22.0% increase in operating income to $1 billion, when compared to the same quarter in 2009.
Telus reports first quarter financial results
Telus Corporation today reported its financial results and subscriber counts for the first quarter of 2010.
The company reported operating revenues of $2.375 billion for the quarter, unchanged from the same quarter a year earlier, while net income fell 16.8% in the quarter to $268 million, down from $322 million in same period a year earlier.
MTS launches TV Call Display
MTS TV, Canada’s largest Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service provider, today announced it had launched a new feature called TV call display.
The service gives customers the ability to see the name and number of all incoming phone calls on their television screen.
905 Region of Ontario to get a third area code
In a Telecom decision handed down today, the CRTC has announced that the 905 region of southern Ontario will be getting a new area code overlay in 2013.
Area code 365 will begin in March 2013 and will be in addition to the 289 area code overlay which was introduced in the original 905 region in 2001.
