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Canada 700 MHz auction raises CAD 5.3 billion
2014-02-20 08:36:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Canada has completed its auction of frequencies in the 700 MHz band, awarding 97 licences to eight companies for a total CAD 5.27 billion. The government said the results of the 22-day auction mean there will be at least four operators able to offer services in every region. Operators will also be able to expand LTE services to rural areas. The big winners of the auction were the existing mobile operators. Bell acquired 31 licences for CAD 566 million total, Telus bought 30 licences for CAD 1.143 billion and Rogers Communications took 22 licences for CAD 3.292 billion. Videotron also acquired seven licences for CAD 233 million, MTS acquired one licence for CAD 9 million, and SaskTel bought one block for CAD 8 million, focusing on their home regions of respectively Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Newcomer Bragg took four lots of spectrum for CAD 20 million, and Feenix took one for CAD 0.3 million. Two participants, TBayTel and Novus, did not acquire any spectrum, and one licence went unsold. Bidders have until 05 March to pay 20 percent of the spectrum fees, with the remainder due by 02 April. The next major auction in Canada will be the 2,500 MHz band, scheduled to begin in April 2015.
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Truck Washing Should Control PED Spread in Canada
2014-02-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The general manager of Manitoba Pork Council is confident new protocols for washing trucks and trailers returning to Canada that deliver pigs to farms in the United States will help contain the spread of PED.
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Canadian Natural acquires conventional Devon Canada assets
2014-02-20 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Oil and gas production company Canadian Natural Resources has acquired Devon Canadas conventional assets for $3.125bn.
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CANADA: Pur Vodka eyes expansion after "major" investment
2014-02-19 17:37:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Canadian "ultra-premium" vodka producer Pur has said it aims to treble production and is eyeing international markets after securing a "major" investment from financial backers.
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Canadian Natural to pay $3.125B for oil, gas lands in Western Canada
2014-02-19 15:26:31| Energy - Topix.net
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd will pay $3.125 billion cash to buy conventional oil and gas assets near its core areas in Western Canada in a major land deal with Devon Canada.
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