Stefan Dubowski

Telus Corp. says a recent federal government decision concerning wireless spectrum makes it easier for the company to acquire mobile phone service provider Microcell Telecommunications Inc. But one industry observer points out that the feds' move could hurt

Bell Canada customers need not worry about labour disruptions at their telecom carrier of choice, now that the service provider has hammered out a collective agreement with its 7,000 technical employees.

An Ottawa-based taxi service has installed a new communication platform that brings the company one step closer to national expansion, according to its president.

Bell Canada buys 360networks Corp. Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS) acquires Allstream. Telus Corp. aims to take over Microcell Telecommunications Inc.

As Canada's government hammers out rules that allow police to wiretap voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone calls, their counterparts in the United States say VoIP should be as accessible to law enforcement agencies as traditional phone calls are.

Debbie Loosemore, telecom manager at the Hamilton Community Care Access Centre (HCCAC) in Hamilton, Ont., can track her organization's communication-spend, invoice by invoice; she can call her firm's telecom service provider without lifting the phone; and she has quick access to an equipment list of the HCCAC's communication assets, so she can scrutinize and confirm the firm's telephone inventory.

A Canadian information technology group says it's taking steps to make sure IT service providers in this country are not left behind in the global movement towards outsourcing.

Allstream Inc. has unveiled a digital pen and paper system that the firm claims can streamline data entry and document retrieval for Canadian companies.