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.

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 Canada Settles Overbilling Lawsuit

11:57 am on September 27, 2010 | Category: Law, Telecom Services, Telephone, Wireless

Bell Canada has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it overbilled a number of landline and wireless customers in Ontario.

Listening in on Cell Phone Conversations Hard to Resist

11:24 am on September 22, 2010 | Category: Cell Phones, Telephone

Listening in strangers' cell phone calls is hard for human brain to resist, according to a new study published in the journal, Psychological Science.

‘Magic Talk’ Software Allows for Free VoIP Calling

3:41 pm on August 16, 2010 | Category: Software, Telephone, VoIP, Web Services

Vocal Tec, maker of the magicJack broadband phone device, is launching a new piece of software that will allow for free long distance calling throughout Canada and the U.S.

Canadian Telecom Industry Generates $41-Billion in 2009

4:13 pm on July 29, 2010 | Category: Business, Internet, Telecom Services, Telephone, Wireless

Canadian telecommunications carriers generated revenue of $41 billion in 2009, a 1.8% increase from 2008, despite the recession that dominated the early part of the year.

Manitoba to Require Ten-Digit Dialing in 2012

2:12 pm on July 28, 2010 | Category: Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

Manitoba will become the next Canadian province to require ten-digit dialing, with a second province-wide area code set to be introduced in November 2012.

CRTC Request Public Input on Definition of “Basic” Phone Service

2:52 pm on July 23, 2010 | Category: Internet, Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is seeking public input on the definition of "basic telephone service," and what it should encompass in a digital age.

Toronto May Need New Area Code in 2015

11:31 pm on July 21, 2010 | Category: Telecom Services, Telephone

Greater Toronto is expected to run out of phone numbers and may need a new area code by July 2015, according to the Canadian Numbering Administration.

University of Alberta Cuts Landline Telephone Budget

12:56 pm on July 3, 2010 | Category: Telecom Services, Telephone

Dozens of University of Alberta professors are losing access to landline telephones, as a result of the institution's latest round of budget cuts.

CRTC Launches ’343′ Area Code in Eastern Ontario

1:06 am on May 18, 2010 | Category: Telecom Services, Telephone

As the Ottawa area runs low on available phone numbers, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission has created a new area code for eastern Ontario.

CRTC Chairman Urges Cautions Approach to Telecom Reform

5:34 pm on April 13, 2010 | Category: Regulation, Telecom Services, Telephone

Foreign ownership rules for Canada's telecommunications industry should be kept in place, but simplified and modernized, according to CRTC chairman, Konrad von Finckenstein, in an address to a Parliamentary committee today.

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