Telecommunications Industry News

Yellow Pages Group Acquires New Online Assets

Jeremy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:46:50 +0000

Yellow Pages Group, the Montreal-based company responsible for Canada’s commercial telephone directories, is seeking to increase its online presence with the purchase of a number of websites.

The company announced today that it had acquired Clear Sky Media Inc., which owns shopping-related websites including RedFlagDeals.com and PriceCanada.com. RedFlagDeals is a highly-popular online coupon portal, which receives an estimated 2.2 million unique visitors a month, and commands “an increasingly important share of consumer-related traffic,” according to a Yellow Pages press release.

In another deal announced today, Yellow Pages has agreed to purchase 411.ca, an internet-based commercial directory that generates about 13 million queries a month, giving it a 10% share of Canada’s online directories market.

Financial terms of the two transactions were not released.

DAVE Wireless Unveils New Brand Name: ‘Mobilicity’

Jeremy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:00:09 +0000

Forthcoming Canadian cell phone operator, DAVE Wireless, has unveiled a new logo and brand name and says it is preparing to begin offering wireless voice and data services this spring.

DAVE Wireless to Rebrand Ahead of Launch

Jeremy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:40 +0000

Aspiring cell phone carrier, DAVE Wireless, plans to rebrand itself in the coming days, in preparation for its impending launch.

New Brunswick Helps Research In Motion Subsidiary Create Jobs

Jeremy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:54:40 +0000

The government of New Brunswick has agreed to help a Research In Motion subsidiary create up to 50 new jobs in the province.

CRTC to Review Ownership Structure of Public Mobile

Jeremy — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:52:06 +0000

Canada's telecom regulator, the CRTC, has announced plans to review the ownership structure of Public Mobile, a new mobile phone carrier hoping to begin offering services in the early part of 2010.