12 November 2005
SBC to Take over AT&T as Early as Next Week
AT&T has announced plans to pay its shareholders a special one-time dividend of $1.30 a share as soon as its merger with SBC Communications is finalized, which could happen as early as next Friday.
09 November 2005
Telus Workers to Vote on Another Contract Proposal
Less than two weeks after Telus workers rejected their employer’s contract proposal, a revised offer has been proposed by the company.
07 November 2005
Fixed Line Long Distance Revenue Continues to Decline
The nation’s biggest telecommunications provider, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) has announced a 13% decline in revenue from long distance phone service during the third quarter of 2005.
31 October 2005
SIRIUS Hires New Senior VP of Investor Relations
SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that they are hiring telecommunications industry veteran, Paul Blalock to be their new Senior Vice President of Investor Relations.
Telus Workers Reject Contract Proposal
Unionized workers have voted by a razor thin 50.3% to 49.7% margin to reject the proposed five-year contract that had already been endorsed by the union’s own bargaining committee.
25 October 2005
WSJ Predicts Ericsson Buyout of Marconi
The Wall Street Journal has recently reported that Ericsson is planning to buy out telecom equipment rival, Marconi Corp at a cost of $2.1 billion.
24 October 2005
Telephone Companies Attempting to Sabotage VoIP
A number of phone companies from around the world have recently taken the drastic step of blocking VoIP traffic from being transferred over their lines.
11 October 2005
Telus Reaches Agreement with Striking Workers
The Telecommunications Workers Union has, at long last, come to a contract agreement with their employer, Telus.
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