[ad_1] Wireless providers will no longer be allowed to sell locked mobile devices or charge Canadians to unlock their phones for use on rival’s networks, according to new rules that will erase millions in annual revenue for carriers. The federal government and consumer groups applauded the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s decision, announced Thursday, to…
[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…
[ad_1] Shaw Communications is looking for a buyer for ViaWest, the U.S. data centre company it bought three years ago, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Canadian cable company continues to shed assets it considers non-core. The sale of ViaWest would be Shaw’s latest step to streamline its operations. Last year it…
[ad_1] A record numbers of customers cancelled their television subscriptions to Canada’s publicly traded TV providers last year, according to data from an Ottawa-based research firm. Approximately 202,000 TV subscribers cut their cable and satellite packages from seven of the largest providers in 2016, Boon Dog Professional Services reported this week. That’s between 30,000 and…