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MOBILE GIVING IN ACTION: CHRISTMAS BUREAU OF EDMONTON Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Founded in 1940, the Christmas Bureau is one of Edmonton’s longest serving nonprofit organizations. Through individual and corporate donations, the Bureau is able to provide festive food hampers for more than 70,000 Edmontonians in need each year. This year, the organization will need to raise $1.8 million to achieve its goal. Cell phone users can […] Comments Off on MOBILE GIVING IN ACTION: CHRISTMAS BUREAU OF EDMONTON • Continue Reading Õ
NADIR MOHAMED NAMED VICE-CHAIR OF RYERSON’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Nadir Mohamed, President and CEO of Rogers Communications, has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors of Ryerson University. Mr. Mohamed, with more than 25 years of experience in the telecom industry, was appointed to the Board of Governors in 2007. Ryerson offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs, and is home […] Comments Off on NADIR MOHAMED NAMED VICE-CHAIR OF RYERSON’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS • Continue Reading Õ
XPLORNET TO EXPAND WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS TO 80,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES IN EASTERN ONTARIO Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
The Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus has awarded its second Local Access Contract to Xplornet Communications that will allow nearly 80,000 homes and businesses to connect wirelessly to high-speed Internet. As part of the contract, Xplornet will expand its fixed wireless network to reach an area of some 7,000 square kilometres. Once up and running in […] Comments Off on XPLORNET TO EXPAND WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS TO 80,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES IN EASTERN ONTARIO • Continue Reading Õ
TELUS DONATES $250,000 TO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
TELUS has provided $250,000 to Junior Achievement (JA) of Canada to fund two key JA Canada programs and positively impact more than 4,500 students in grades 7 and 8 across the Greater Toronto Area. The programs include Dollars with Sense, an age-appropriate introduction to personal finance that helps students understand how to plan for their […] Comments Off on TELUS DONATES $250,000 TO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT • Continue Reading Õ
ROGERS LAUNCHES RDeals Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Rogers Digital Media has announced the launch of RDeals, a new daily deals site that brings local and national finds to Canadians for up to 90% off the original price. RDeals offers deals available across Canada (excluding Quebec), as well as local daily deals to the Greater Toronto Area, on quality-branded products and services, including […] Comments Off on ROGERS LAUNCHES RDeals • Continue Reading Õ
FIDO ANNOUNCES TOP DOG IN THE FIDO CASTING CALL Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Speedy, a miniature schnauzer owned by Camila Gonzalez, a teen from Brampton, Ontario, has been declared the winning dog in the Fido Casting Call. From October 6 to November 17, more than 23,000 Canadians entered their dogs into the Fido Casting Call at http://www.FidoCastingCall.ca. Speedy was voted into the top spot by Canadians during the […] Comments Off on FIDO ANNOUNCES TOP DOG IN THE FIDO CASTING CALL • Continue Reading Õ
CWTA PARTICIPATES IN PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION ROUNDTABLE Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
CWTA President & CEO Bernard Lord appeared as part of the federal government’s pre-budget consultation roundtable in Charlottetown on December 2. CWTA’s recommendations include: a temporary Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) for broadband-network related assets, increasing the current CCA rates of depreciation to 50% for most areas, and to 100% for the hardest and mostexpensive-to-serve […] Comments Off on CWTA PARTICIPATES IN PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION ROUNDTABLE • Continue Reading Õ
BLACKBERRY CURVE 9380 NOW AT MOBILICITY Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Mobilicity has added the new BlackBerry Curve 9380 smartphone to its device lineup. The first all-touch smartphone in the BlackBerry Curve family, the compact Curve 9380 features an 8-centimeter high resolution display and comes with preinstalled social networking apps, including BBM, Facebook, Twitter and Social Feeds apps. Powered by the new BlackBerry 7 OS, the […] Comments Off on BLACKBERRY CURVE 9380 NOW AT MOBILICITY • Continue Reading Õ
PUBLIC MOBILE INTRODUCES NEW US ROAMING RATES Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Public Mobile has announced that customers traveling to the US will now pay the same rates they pay for roaming in Canada. While in the US, customers will pay 15 cents a minute to send or receive a call. Incoming texts are free and outgoing texts are 15 cents. Public Mobile’s roaming service extends across […] Comments Off on PUBLIC MOBILE INTRODUCES NEW US ROAMING RATES • Continue Reading Õ
NOKIA 500 COMES TO VIDEOTRON Posted on December 5 2011 in Communiqué
Videotron is expanding its selection of handsets with the addition of the Nokia 500. Equipped with a 1 GHz processor, the Nokia 500 is powered by the Symbian Anna operating system and features an 8-centimeter touchscreen, a 5 MP camera, 2 GB on-board memory and the latest version of Nokia Maps for improved pedestrian and […] Comments Off on NOKIA 500 COMES TO VIDEOTRON • Continue Reading Õ Older posts Newer posts
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The @CRTCeng Wireless Code now available in ASL. Thanks to deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing groups and to #CdnWireless industry for a fruitful collaboration! youtu.be/9uDy0HQdVcA
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#CdnWireless Formal platform for discussion on 5G rollout in Canada now accepting members: cwta.ca/blog/2017/12/0…
CWTA formally launches cross-sector 5G Canada Council Formal platform for discussion on 5G rollout in Canada now accepting members Ottawa, December 1, 2017 – The Canadian About CWTA For Consumers Wireless CRTC Wireless Code Leadership Board of Directors Telecommunications Code of Conduct Association (CWTA) is Committees and Councils Recycle My Cell thrilled to announce Staff E911 the launch of the 5G Policies Wireless Number Portability Canada Council Membership Health & Safety (5GCC), the opening of Connected to the Community Towers 5GCC memberships Text Messaging Facts & Figures beyond CWTA Complaints Members, and a formal Caring for Your Device kick-off event in the New Year. Since its successful … Continue reading
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Canada Bearing the Fruit of Wireless Investment: cwta.ca/blog/2017/11/1… #CdnWireless #CRTC @iedm_montreal @Mark_Goldberg
Canada Bearing the Fruit of Wireless Investment, but Government Proposal Threatens Growth The CRTC’s 2017 Communications Monitoring Report1 has confirmed what most Canadians already know: consumer demand for wireless communications and Internet access continues to grow. Coupled with this demand is the expectation that Canada’s wireless networks will reach further, support faster speeds and carry more data, while at the same time be available at decreasing prices. … Continue reading
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CRTC: 86.1% of Canadian households have wireless service, while 71.9% have a landline mobilesyrup.com/2017/11/09/can…
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.@Bell, @Huawei and BeWhere bring new Internet of Things solution to Ontario winery. Retweeted by CWTA / ACTS bit.ly/2zpGp66
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Proud to sponsor the Rising Star award at the 2017 @macleans Parliamentarian of the Year event. Congrats to winner @JoelLightbound
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