Rogers and Telus want $1.1B of pre-budget UBF funds The two telecom giants are requesting nearly $1.15 billion from the Universal Broadband Fund, which has attracted 1,900 applications worth $10.5 billion. Written by Ahmad Hathout April 20, 2021May 14, 2021
Eastlink launching new brand in B.C. called Wild Blueberry Internet with a single $60, 100 Mbps plan Bragg Communications’ Eastlink filed a trademark for "Wild Blueberry Internet" on Feb. 15, an internet service provider whose only offering is a pre-paid $60 plan with 100 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload and unlimited monthly data allowance. Written by Ahmad Hathout February 28, 2021March 18, 2021
Rogers, Telus, Shaw together request about $100M from various funds for telecom builds Data for this year and last show the large telecoms requesting from the broadband funds of the federal and provincial governments and the telecom regulator nearly $100 million. Written by Ahmad Hathout February 22, 2021March 18, 2021
Bell received $122M in wage subsidies, bringing big 3 telecom total to nearly quarter billion Bell filed its first fresh provincial lobby registration in months and, as the downUP previously reported, it would inevitably reveal the amount the company obtained in wage subsidy money. Written by Ahmad Hathout January 21, 2021March 18, 2021
Nunavut “reassessing” Greenland route for $203M fibre project Nunavut's fibre line came under fire for the proposed cost, but it was also uncertainty about striking a deal with the island's largest telecom provider that is driving it to reassess the whole route entirely. Written by Ahmad Hathout January 7, 2021March 18, 2021
Big telecoms received over $100m in emergency wage subsidy money, records show Rogers and Telus received at least $100 million from the emergency wage subsidy program, but layoffs continue. Written by Ahmad Hathout December 8, 2020March 17, 2021
Telus proposed B.C. lobby feds to support projects that didn’t immediately meet speed target Telus proposed B.C. push feds to expand funding for Indigenous projects, even if they didn't immediately meet speed objectives. Written by Ahmad Hathout November 27, 2020March 17, 2021
