List of Canadian telephone companies
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This is a list of telephone companies
in Canada
. ILECs (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers) are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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in Canada
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. ILECs (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers) are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- AliantAliantBell Aliant Inc. is a communications company providing services in various areas throughout eastern Canada, as Bell Aliant throughout Atlantic Canada, and under the NorthernTel, and Télébec brands in rural areas of Ontario and Quebec....
* - Made up of MT&T, NewTelNewTel EnterprisesNewTel Enterprises was the holding company that owned NewTel Communications, a telephone service provider in Newfoundland and Labrador.-External links:*...
, NBTelNBTelNBTel was founded as the New Brunswick Telephone Company in 1888 after Bell Telephone Company of Canada's attempt to establish telephone service in the Maritime provinces failed. The company purchased the assets in New Brunswick, Canada from Bell Canada in 1889...
and IslandTel. - BabyTELBabyTELbabyTEL is a Montreal based VoIP service provider, providing both residential and commercial VoIP access throughout the United States and Canada. First launching in May 2004 as a Canada-only operator, babyTEL is now one of Canada's leading VoIP service providers. In February 2007, babyTEL launched...
- Bell CanadaBell CanadaBell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
* - Bell MobilityBell MobilityBell Mobility is a CDMA and HSPA+ based wireless network and the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada...
- CityWestCityWestCityWest, formerly known as CityTel, is a city-owned corporation that provides wireline and cellular telephone and internet services in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. CityWest also purchased Monarch Cablesystems' assets, which were split between the former CityTel and Shaw Communications.It has...
* - CogecoCogecoCogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
* - DMTSDryden Municipal Telephone ServiceDryden Municipal Telephone System is a municipally owned telephone company in Dryden, Ontario, Canada. Offering local residential & business land line service within Dryden, long distance service to Dryden and surrounding area, and mobile phone services....
* - EastlinkEastlinkEastlink may refer to:* EastLink , a toll road in Melbourne, Australia* East-Link , a toll bridge in Dublin, Ireland* EastLink , a communications provider in Canada...
* - Execulink Telecom*
- Fibernetics CorporationFibernetics CorporationFibernetics Corporation is a competitive local exchange carrier who primary uses VoIP-enabled systems for their products and services. They are based in Kitchener, Ontario and run Freephoneline.ca, Worldline, 295.ca, 1011295.com and a few other related companies. Their primary business product is a...
/Freephoneline.caFreephoneline.caFreephoneline.ca is a residential VoIP service provided by Fibernetics Corporation, a Canadian company who owns Wordline, 295.ca, and Vonix. Fibernetics Corp. is also a Competitive local exchange carrier.... - Gosfield North Communications Co-op*
- IristelIristelIristel Inc. is a Canadian provider of Voice over Internet Protocol services, and is designated as a Competitive local exchange carrier. The company was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada....
- Manitoba Telecom ServicesManitoba Telecom ServicesManitoba Telecom Services Inc. , or MTS , formerly Manitoba Telephone System, is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees...
*/MTS Allstream* - NorthernTelNorthernTelNorthernTel is a telephone company in Ontario, Canada.NorthernTel began in April 1905 in New Liskeard, Ontario, as the Temiskaming Telephone Company. It grew by buying other regional telephone providers and became the Northern Telephone Company Ltd. in 1928...
* - NorthwestelNorthwestelNorthwestel Inc. is the incumbent local exchange carrier and long distance carrier in Northern Canada. The company name is a portmanteau, sometimes spelled NorthwesTel, for Northwest Telecommunications.-Modern corporate history:...
* - Novus
- OnteraOnteraOntera is a telecommunications company in Ontario, Canada. It is a subsidiary of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, an "operational enterprise" of the Government of Ontario....
* - Primus CanadaPrimus CanadaPrimus Canada is a Canadian telecommunications company. Primus operates as a CLEC — buying services at wholesale rates and reselling them to consumers...
- Rogers TelecomRogers TelecomRogers Telecom Inc. is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications. It is a Toronto-based company with focus on integrated communications solutions provider of data, e-business and voice services to business and households...
- SaskTelSaskTelSaskatchewan Telecommunications is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of the Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. It is the only remaining Crown Corporation in the Canadian telecommunications industry....
* - Shaw CommunicationsShaw CommunicationsShaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...
- SogetelSogetelSogetel is a private Canadian telecommunications company founded in 1892.Sogetel is an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier that serves multiple areas in Quebec.- Services offered :* Local telephony* Toll* Cellular phone...
* - TélébecTélébecTélébec is a telephone company located in the province of Quebec in Canada. It serves various sectors like the James Bay territory area, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, parts of central and southern Quebec and parts of the Outaouais region....
* - TELUSTELUSTelus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
* - Made up of BCTelBCTelBC Telephone and later BC Tel was the legal operating name for the province wide telephone company operating throughout the province of British Columbia, Canada....
, AGTAlberta Government TelephonesAlberta Government Telephones was formed by the Liberal government of Alexander Cameron Rutherford in 1906 following the acquisitions by the government of several independent telephone companies...
& ED Tel - TBayTelThunder Bay TelephoneThunder Bay Telephone is a municipally owned telecommunications company operating in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and the surrounding area. The company uses the marketing name TBayTel in advertisements and official communications....
* - VidéotronVidéotronVidéotron GP is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Currently, the company primarily serves Quebec, as well as the francophone...
- VonageVonageVonage is a publicly held commercial voice over IP network and SIP company that provides telephone service via a broadband connection. The company's name is a play on their motto "Voice-Over-Net-AGE"....
- Wind MobileWind MobileWind Mobile is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider operated by Globalive Communications Corporation. The company initially launched mobile data and voice services in Toronto on December 16, 2009 and two days later in Calgary...
- MobilicityMobilicityMobilicity is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider. Its name is a portmanteau of the words "mobility" and "simplicity".-History:...
- FidoFidoFido may mean:* "Fido" is a traditional name for a pet dog, Italian for "faithful".* Fido , a punk/rock band from Melbourne, Australia* Fido , a 2006 Canadian zombie comedy film* fido.net, an internet service provider...
See also
- Canadian Independent Telephone AssociationCanadian Independent Telephone AssociationThe Canadian Independent Telephone Association is a nationwide association of companies that provide telephone service within British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, founded in 1905.- Active Members List :* Amtelecom Inc.* Brooke Telecom...
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