‘Millions and millions and millions of subscribers’: Shaw’s Freedom Mobile wants to grab quarter of wireless market

[ad_1] Shaw Communications Inc. isn’t content with Freedom Mobile’s million subscribers – it wants “millions and millions and millions.” President Jay Mehr revealed just how big the cable company’s ambitions are in the wireless market at the TD Securities telecom and media forum in Toronto on Wednesday, stating Shaw plans to take the playbook from…

BCE Inc. hikes dividend and plans new service to attract cord cutters as competition intensifies

[ad_1] BCE Inc.’s bottom line took a hit from closing costs associated with buying Manitoba Telecom Services earlier this year, but the telecom giant’s otherwise consistent financial results pleased both analysts and shareholders at the annual general meeting on Wednesday. Bell, Canada’s largest telecommunications company, reported quarterly results hit analysts’ expectations despite intense competition from…