BCE Inc. is taking a second shot at persuading Canada's broadcast regulator it should approve its bid to buy Astral Media Inc. and a week of public hearings begins Monday morning in Montreal.

Canada's biggest telecommunications company, based in Montreal, said it earned 566 million Canadian dollars ($564 million), or 73 Canadian cents a share, up from C$531 million, or 69 Canadian cents, a year earlier.

Halifax, NS -Bell Aliant Inc.(TSX: BA) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2013 for Bell Aliant Inc. (Bell Aliant) and Bell Aliant Regional Communications Inc. (Bell Aliant GP). "Returning to revenue growth is a key milestone in ...

BCE Inc. is closely monitoring the �struggles� of upstart mobile carriers and remains open to being a buyer if the federal government eventually allows mergers in the $19-billion wireless industry.

Rogers Communications Inc. stock was hit hardest, trading down more than 4% at points Wednesday and closing down $1.73 or 3.47% at $48.19 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The deal leaves MTS as a "pure-play" regional player and some investors think this makes it an attractive takeover target for larger companies such as BCE Inc (BCE.TO: Quote) or Telus Corp (T.TO: Quote). "This transaction makes MTS a stronger, more ...

Teachers was awarded for last year's sale of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. to BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. for over $1.3 billion, giving the firm a 16% IRR and 5.3 times total invested capital.

If Industry Canada allows that sale, it could pave the way for the foreign owner of the most successful new entrant - Wind Mobile - to sell to one of the incumbents, Telus, BCE Inc. or Rogers Communications Inc. With a new auction for the radio ...

Industry Canada has pursued a strategy intended to promote a fourth competitor in every region to challenge the three companies that dominate 90 per cent of the wireless market, Telus and its peers, Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. The ministry ...

BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE): First quarter ended March 31, 2013, net earnings attributable to common shareholders $566 million, 73 cents per share; 2012, $531 million, 69 cents per share.