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  Bell Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bell Canada Enterprises, legally BCE Inc., is, through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada and Aliant, a major telecommunications company as the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone services in most of Canada east of Manitoba.
Bell Canada currently services over 13 million phonelines, and functions under the brandname umbrella, "Bell." The current president of the group is Michael Sabia.
Bell Canada sold its 22 exchanges in the eastern region of the NWT to NorthwesTel in 1992, and BCE transferred ownership of the company to Bell Canada in 1999.
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 Online Journal of Space Communication:
Telesat was able to offer the lease of these RF channel services without depriving its Canadian customers of satellite services or capacity.
Telesat engineers are now among the best available for the complex and painstaking task of evaluating and monitoring a satellite manufacturer’s performance.
Telesat was successful in selling this software to other satellite operators and to Hughes Satellite Corporation (today known as Boeing Satellite Systems) for satellites that are being sold to other satellite operators around the world.
satjournal.tcom.ohiou.edu /Issue4/canada_today2.html   (1662 words)

  
 Canada To Lease Transponders for Rural High-Speed Internet
Infrastructure Canada, a federal agency charged with using public money to improve facilities across the country, has earmarked about 85 million Canadian dollars ($65.3 million) to help fund the effort, which is known as the Broadband Satellite Initiative.
The space agency feels that by contributing the capacity to Industry Canada for the National Satellite Initiative, it is furthering the country’s goal of fostering the development and deployment of technologies that improve the quality of life for Canadians, he said.
Bush said Telesat is interested in locking up deals to provide the rest of the satellite capacity the government intends to lease for the National Satellite Initiative.
www.space.com /spacenews/archive04/canadaarch_020904.html   (870 words)

  
 Online Journal of Space Communication:
Telesat is the world's most experienced commercial fixed satellite operator, and a highly respected consultant and partner in satellite ventures around the globe.
Telesat Canada has played a unique role in the growth of the broadcast industry and, in particular, its application to the North and to remote areas of Canada.
Canada’s telephone companies have selected Telesat facilities to expand their networks into remote areas of their serving territory because of the optimized coverage; the advantages of dealing with a Canadian company; and, most importantly, Telesat’s willingness to contribute its expertise and experience in the development of new products to modernize their service offerings.
satjournal.tcom.ohiou.edu /Issue4/canada_today.html   (923 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Nortel Networks
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, and the division of the TSX Group that holds senior equities.
In 1895, Bell Telephone Company of Canada decided to spin off its manufacturing arm to build phones for sale to other companies as well as other devices such as fire alarm boxes and street call boxes for police and fire departments.
Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is home to the company's largest RandD center.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nortel-Networks   (4510 words)

  
 Satellite Communication in Canada - About Telesat Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
With thirty-five years' experience, Telesat is one of the early pioneers in satellite communications and systems management.
Based in Ottawa, Canada, the company operates a fleet of satellites for the provision of broadcast distribution and telecommunications services, and is a highly respected consultant and partner in satellite ventures around the world.
Telesat is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., Canada's largest communications company.
www.telesat.ca /about   (302 words)

  
 Ottawa Business Journal - News
Telesat Canada, a subsidiary of communications giant BCE Inc., saw its long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt lowered to BBB- with a stable outlook, from BBB with a stable outlook.
Telesat operates a fleet of commercial telecommunications satellites serving the Americas.
Not for profit Nav Canada, meanwhile, was downgraded by two of three ratings agencies after a review of the company's operations and its plans.
www.ottawabusinessjournal.com /276962575838806.php   (465 words)

  
 Telesat launches multimedia trials for remote communities in Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Telesat today announced a comprehensive program of high-speed multimedia trials that will test new communications applications and services for schools, businesses, telecommuters and governments in rural and remote parts of Canada.
Telesat, which has played a key role in enabling connections to remote and rural schools, will test Web caching, delivery of educational video, distance education, high-speed Internet and other applications that can bring new educational resources into the classroom.
Telesat will work with a variety of partners in the public and private sectors to develop the technology necessary to expand broadband choices for Canadians, regardless of where they live.
www.agribiz.net /news.cfm?itemid=206   (542 words)

  
 Telesat to acquire Infosat: Acquisition consolidates key BCE-owned satellite services under Telesat - Infosat ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Telesat (www.telesat.ca) is the world's most experienced commercial satellite operator.
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Telesat now provides telecommunications and broadcast distribution services in the Americas and is a leading consultant, operator and partner in satellite ventures around the globe.
Telesat is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., one of the world's leading telecommunications companies.
www.infosat.com /about_us/news/telesat_acquires_infosat.htm   (402 words)

  
 CCMC Online > Directory > Listings > T   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Telesat is Canada's national satellite communications company providing telecommunications and broadcast distribution services in North and South America via a fleet of company-owned Anik satellites.
Telesat's headquarters are in Gloucester (near Ottawa), Ontario, Canada, where the majority of its 500 employees are located; the remainder operate from sales offices and satellite communications centres throughout the Americas, with several teams of employees on international assignments around the world.
Telesat's satellite communications and satellite systems management expertise is provided to satellite operators worldwide on a consulting basis, and had earned international recognition amongst satellite operators, manufacturers, launch providers and the space, finance and insurance communities for its excellence.
www.ccmc.nf.ca /directory/listings/t.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Telesat Canada Prepares for Competition After 25 Years Of Communications Satellite Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Over its twenty-five years Telesat Canada has developed the worlds first domestic satellite service, pioneered and commercialized the use of KU-Band, trailblazed satellite control systems and laid the foundation for today's emerging use of satellites for direct-to-home transmission.
So in September of 1969 Telesat was formed with the mission to produce a domestic satellite system for Canada and to tie together remote community's to give them the same advantages as Southern Canada.
Canada was the first nation --ahead of the U.S. and the Soviet Union-- to launch a commercial communications satellite.
www.rcc.ryerson.ca /~bfortner/press/telesat.html   (1508 words)

  
 Telesat Canada Cuts Back South American Operations
The spacecraft is intended to replace Anik F1, which was launched in 2000 and is one of six Boeing 702 satellites with a solar array flaw that is expected to shorten its life.
Telesat now relies primarily on a marketing agreement with Star One SA to lease capacity in the region.
Telesat’s experience in Latin America is not universally shared among satellite operators, however.
www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/telesatarch_032403.html   (884 words)

  
 AT&T News Release, 1991-09-11, Telesat Canada/AT&T cross-border digital satellite service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Telesat's new, high-power Anik E1 communications satellite, scheduled for launch on September 26, 1991, would be used to relay traffic.
The service is designed to be an enhancement to Telesat's Anikom TS(TM) service in Canada, which includes links from any of Telesat's teleports to multiple locations in the U.S. A teleport is a satellite communications center where users can share common equipment to lower operating costs and speed installation time of their networks.
Telesat Canada is Canada's only full-service satellite communications company, providing private voice, data and image business networks across the country.
www.att.com /news/0991/910911.bsa.html   (450 words)

  
 Technology Futures, Inc.: Publication : Article View
Telesat's mandate was to bring essential telecommunications services to remote northern communities, augment the country's long-distance networks, and deliver Canadian television programming to more Canadians.
The government of Canada was one of the first to formally recognize the emergence of these new systems with a policy framework that allows service provision within the Canadian market, provided there is ownership in the satellite operating company commensurate with expected Canadian usage of the system.
On the downlink side, large areas of Canada are expected to lie outside the satellite orbit patterns, and Orbcomm anticipates a maximum of two and an average of one-and-a-half satellites passing over Canada at any given time.
www.tfi.com /pubs/ntq/articles/view/96Q4_A1.html   (3493 words)

  
 Telesat Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Notwithstanding subsection 10(1) of the Canada Business Corporations Act, Telesat may continue to use, and be legally designated by, the name "Telesat Canada" on and after the day on which it becomes a corporation to which that Act applies.
Telesat is deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the provisions referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) with respect to the period of five years immediately preceding the divestiture date.
Telesat is deemed to have had earnings for any relevant period before the divestiture date sufficient to have satisfied the requirements of the provisions referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) with respect to the period of five years immediately preceding the divestiture date and each of those five years.
laws.justice.gc.ca /en/T-6.1/104796.html   (1763 words)

  
 C-Band and KU-Band Satellites - Telesat Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Telesat's Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) satellites are named Anik to symbolize Telesat's commitment to help Canadians communicate with each other.
Telesat secured Nimiq 3 and placed it into service in 2004.
Telesat's 17th satellite, Anik F3, is currently under construction with that launch scheduled in the second half of 2006.
www.telesatsa.com /satellites   (276 words)

  
 Telesat
The Capital City of Canada, Ottawa, is home to the longest skating rink in the world—the Rideau Canal—as well as the National Arts Centre, the historic Byward Market, museums and art galleries.
Telesat’s HQ offers employees an on-site fitness center and fitness trainer, a weight room, an occupational health unit, a full-service cafeteria, meeting rooms with audio/video hook-ups, and free parking.
Telesat’s state-of-the-art Satellite Control Centre and Multi-media Research and Development Lab are also located at its HQ facility.
www.recruitingsite.com /CSBsites/Telesat/joblisting.asp?CategoryCode=11847   (177 words)

  
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Telesat, however, was required to meet ten conditions before Industry Canada would grant it satellite licenses.
They also contend that the Bureau should have concluded that Canada had granted satellite licenses to Telesat and therefore their earth station applications were ripe for grant.
Industry Canada announced plans to invite "applications to develop Canadian DBS facilities using Canadian orbital and spectrum resources." In 1997, Industry Canada granted Telesat a license to operate a satellite at the 91 W.L. orbital location to provide DBS services to Canada.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/International/Orders/2001/fcc01216.txt   (4135 words)

  
 Nunatsiaq News
Industry Canada announced June 21 that Telesat Canada will get a licence to operate a new communications satellite to provide Internet, television and telephone services to Canadians living in rural and remote regions of Canada.
One hundred per cent of Telesat’s shares are directly or indirectly controlled by BCE, a massive multi-media and telecommunications conglomerate with investments in CTV and the Globe and Mail newspaper.
Telesat proposed to provide two channels on their new satellite for tele-education and tele-health services in areas of Canada not served by land-based communications.
www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut010630/nvt10629_05.html   (597 words)

  
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Telesat also supports the position that market conditions observed through the monitoring process are of direct relevance to the appropriate regulatory treatment of a given market segment and should be acted upon where they indicate that that market segment is ripe for regulatory forbearance.
Telesat notes that the Commission has a great deal of experience in balancing the competing public interest benefits of greater disclosure against the need to safeguard the private interests of individual competitors.
Thus while Telesat is sympathetic to calls for increased transparency in regulatory processes, the Company remains of the view that respecting the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information is also an important responsibility and obligation of the regulator and will in fact take on increasing importance as competition forces continue to develop.
www.crtc.gc.ca /partvii/eng/8623/Telesat/010426.doc   (1911 words)

  
 CAB-Submission: Changes to the Contribution Regime
Given Telesat’s stated intention to pass on additional contribution costs under the new contribution regime to all of its customers including broadcasters, the CAB is seriously concerned with the economic consequences of such a move for its members.
Telesat notes that the new contribution regime will result in a dramatic increase in its telecommunications contribution costs.
Under the previous per-minute contribution system, Telesat’s total annual payments were in the order of $50,000, reflecting the fact that most of its satellite capacity is used for the distribution of broadcasting signals with no connection to any public telecommunications network.
www.cab-acr.ca /english/research/01/sub2_mar3001.shtm   (2583 words)

  
 Telesat Canada : Telesat brings broadband communications to 30 Aboriginal communities
Telesat's contribution of capacity represents an investment in NICSN of $20 million.
Today, Telesat competes with other top international satellite fleets in providing telecommunications and broadcasting services throughout the Americas, and is a leading consultant, operator and partner in satellite ventures around the globe.
Telesat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., a leading communications company with shares listed in the United States, Canada and Europe.
www.bce.ca /en/news/releases/tc/2005/01/19/71965.html   (436 words)

  
 Telephony: DOWNLOAD; Telesat Canada heads for high speed - Company Business and Marketing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In exchange for its investment, Telesat Canada will provide the Canadian government with an equivalent value in multimedia satellite services to support initiatives such as telemedicine, telelearning, teleworking, e-commerce, high-speed Internet and government services to citizens in urban, rural and remote communities throughout Canada.
Telesat Canada and its partners, COM DEV International and EMS Technologies, will use the investment to build the Anik F2 satellite with help from Hughes Space & Communications International.
The timing of Telesat Canada's cash infusion comes when others, particularly LEO satellite operators, are staring at the other end of the financial spectrum.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0TPY/is_2000_April_24/ai_61801348   (730 words)

  
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Telesat is also engaged in the development of low-orbit sateliite communications systems, a technology which will usher in the age of truly worldwide, personal communications.
Telesat Enterprises is built around an entrepreneurial spirit which is reflected in its staff and its business units.
The new logo adapts the Telesat logo with an encircling orbit, symbolizing the satellite technology that is the common element among its various business units.
massis.lcs.mit.edu /archives/reports/telsat-canada-report   (2758 words)

  
 SkyREPORT.COM News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
BCE Inc. increased its majority stake in Telesat Canada by acquiring all outstanding common shares in the Ottawa-based satellite communications company for a total of $158 million.
Telesat has also recently announced plans to launch its new Anik F series of fixed satellites starting in 2000.
BCE is Canada's largest telecommunications company, and oversees Bell Canada, the principal supplier of telephone and communications services in Ontario and Quebec.
www.adec.edu /user/skyreport/1998/sky05-07.html   (829 words)

  
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Telesat's Nimiq 2 satellite will expand the frontiers of direct-to-home satellite television across Canada by carrying hundreds of channels and services such as high-definition television (HDTV), pay-per-view programming, specialty channels and interactive television services.
Telesat's customer on Nimiq 2 will be Bell ExpressVu, which will use the satellite to expand and enhance its direct-to-home satellite television services across Canada.
Nimiq 2 is the newest member of Telesat's expanding fleet, which includes three FSS satellites and Nimiq 1, the com-pany's and Canada's first direct broadcast satellite launched in 1999.
www.satnews.com /stories2/5dec2002-3.html   (555 words)

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