Big telcos will clear regulatory hurdles

Ottawa continues to impose new rules on Canada’s main wireless firms in an effort to encourage more competition. These measures include restricting the new radio frequencies (or spectrum) they can buy, cutting wireless contract terms from three years to two and capping roaming charges.

Meanwhile, new… Read More

Network investments will pay off

BELL ALIANT INC. $28 (Toronto symbol BA, Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 229.1 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 6.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bellaliant.ca) sells phone and Internet services to 2.4 million customers in Atlantic Canada and… Read More

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.87 – Toronto symbol BA

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.87 (Toronto symbol BA; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 7.1%; www.aliant.ca) sells phone and Internet services to 2.5 million customers in Atlantic Canada and rural Ontario and Quebec. It also provides wireless services through… Read More

Strong cash flow keeps their yields high

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.87 (Toronto symbol BA; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 7.1%; www.aliant.ca) sells phone and Internet services to 2.5 million customers in Atlantic Canada and rural Ontario and Quebec. It also provides wireless services through… Read More

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.56 – Toronto symbol BA

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.56 (Toronto symbol BA; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 7.2%; www.aliant.ca) continues to replace copper wires with fibre optic cable. It now has 944,914 high-speed Internet users, up 3.4% from a year ago, and… Read More

Network upgrades pay off

BELL ALIANT INC. $26.56 (Toronto symbol BA; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 7.2%; www.aliant.ca) continues to replace copper wires with fibre optic cable. It now has 944,914 high-speed Internet users, up 3.4% from a year ago, and… Read More

BELL ALIANT INC. $27 – Toronto symbol BA

BELL ALIANT INC. $27 (Toronto symbol BA, Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 229.1 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 7.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bellaliant.ca) sells phone and Internet services to 2.4 million customers in Atlantic Canada and… Read More

BCE INC. $46 – Toronto symbol BCE

BCE INC. $46 (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 775.9 million; Market cap: $35.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 5.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest provider of telephone services, with 5.3 million customers in Ontario… Read More

Media is BCE’s weak link

BCE is one of our long-time favourites. When we first recommended it in our April 1995 issue, we felt it was poised to profit as many of its phone customers signed up for Internet access. The company later cut its risk by unloading its remaining… Read More