Ottawa Faced with 27,000 Accidental 911 Calls in 2009

9:13 pm on January 11, 2011 | Category: Cell Phones, Telecom Services, Telephone

Ottawa's emergency operators dealt with some 27,000 inadvertent 911 calls in 2009, representing 12% of all emergency calls and resulting in many unnecessary police attendances, according to a recent report.

Telus Mobility Text Messaging Use Doubles in 2010

7:09 pm on January 5, 2011 | Category: Messaging, Telecom Services, Wireless

Telus Mobility customers sent and received 5.4 billion text messages in 2010, up from 2.7 billion the year before.

Wind Mobile Celebrates First Anniversary

7:56 pm on December 16, 2010 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless

Wind Mobile is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its commercial launch, making it the first of several new Canadian wireless competitors to do so.

Rogers to Introduce Shared Mobile Data Plans for Smartphones, Tablets

4:53 pm on December 4, 2010 | Category: Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, Multimedia, Telecom Services, Wireless

Rogers will seek to make 3G-enabled 'tablet' devices more appealing to smartphone owners, by allowing users to share a single data plan between tablets and phones.

Canadian Carriers Must Join ‘Commisson for Complaints’: CRTC

11:54 am on December 2, 2010 | Category: Business, Regulation, Telecom Services

Canada’s telecom regulator, the CRTC, has issued a ruling requiring all Canadian carriers to participate in the Commission for Complaints for Telecommunications Services.

Consumer Group Calls Foul on Bell Rebate Offer

11:17 am on November 30, 2010 | Category: Business, Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

The Ottawa-basesd Public Interest Advocacy Centre is complaining to telecom regulators about Bell Mobility, due to a $100 promotion that the carrier is offering in place of a $67 CRTC-ordered rebate.

Bell Mobility Launches HSPA+ Turbo Stick Product

11:00 am on November 23, 2010 | Category: Cellular, Mobile Devices, Telecom Services, Wireless

Bell Mobility has begun selling the Novatel Wireless U547 device under the "Turbo Stick" brand name, potentially doubling customers' mobile data bandwidth.

Regulators to Argue for $10-Million Fine Against Rogers Wireless

8:54 pm on November 19, 2010 | Category: Business, Law, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless

Canada's Competition Bureau is recommending a multi-million-dollar fine against Rogers Wireless, alleging that the cell phone giant has misled consumers in advertisements for its new discount wireless brand, Chatr.

Bell Mobility Speeds Up HSPA Network to 42-Mbps

8:38 pm on November 18, 2010 | Category: Cellular, Telecom Services, Wireless, Wireless Technology

Canadian cell phone operator, Bell Mobility, has doubled the theoretical maximum download speed of its HSPA wireless network to 42Mbps.

Mobilicity Launches 3G Wireless Network in Edmonton

11:07 am on November 17, 2010 | Category: Telecom Services, Wireless

Mobilicity, a recent entrant to Canada's cell phone market, launched its 3G wireless network in Edmonton, Alberta today.

Telus’ Optik TV Service Now Available in Prince George

11:45 am on November 16, 2010 | Category: Telecom Services, Television

Western Canada’s leading telecommunications carrier, Telus Corp., has released its 'Optik' IPTV service in the Northern BC city of Prince George.

Wind Mobile Customer Base Hits 140,000

6:56 pm on November 8, 2010 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless

Wind Mobile continues to add cell phone subscribers at an impressive rate and now boasts a customer base of 140,000, according to the wireless startup's parent company, Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, which reported its quarterly earnings this week.

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