Bell Aliant Regional Communications

Type:	Public TSX: BA.UN
Founded:	1999
Headquarters:	Eastern Canada
Key people:	Stephen Wetmore (President and CEO)
Industry:	Communications Services
Operating income:	$2.1 billion CAD (2005)[1]
Employees:	8,900 (2005)[1]
Parent:	Bell Canada (45%; managing shareholder)
Website:	bell.aliant.ca

Bell Aliant Regional Communications is a communications company providing services primarily in rural areas throughout eastern Canada, as Aliant in Atlantic Canada and as Bell in central Canada. It is publicly traded through the Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (TSX: BA.UN), an income trust. A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by a relatively few individuals. ... TSX logo The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Eastern Canada is a geographic region of Canada, normally considered to be east of Manitoba, although its definition varies depending on who you ask it generally describes these Provinces. ... The term communications is used in a number of disciplines: Communications, also known as communication studies is the academic discipline which studies communication, generally seen as a mixture between media studies and linguistics. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation rate 2. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Bell Canada Enterprises TSX: BCE, legally BCE Inc. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The four Canadian Atlantic provinces. ... TSX logo The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... An income trust is an investment trust that holds income-producing assets. ...

Bell Canada presently owns about 45% of the group and exercises management control. Fund units representing about 28.5% of Bell Aliant were distributed to shareholders of Bell's parent company, BCE. Shareholders of the former Aliant Inc. received units representing 26.5% of the firm. Bell Canada Enterprises TSX: BCE, legally BCE Inc. ...

History

Aliant Tower in Moncton

The current firm is the successor to Aliant Inc., formed from the 1999 merger of Maritime Telephone and Telegraph Company (MTT), Island Telecom, Bruncor (parent of NBTel), and NewTel Enterprises (parent of NewTel Communications), then the four main incumbent telephone companies in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador respectively. Aliant was approximately 53% owned by Bell Canada. Image File history File linksMetadata Aliant_tower. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Aliant_tower. ... The NBTel Tower, now known as the Aliant Tower, is a 127 metre high tower of reinforced concrete located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Former MT&T Logo Maritime Telephone and Telegraph Company (MT&T) was founded around 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and operated as such until 1998 when it merged with Island Telecom (parent of IslandTel), Bruncor (parent of NBTel), and NewTel Enterprises (parent of NewTel Communications) to form Aliant. ... Island Telecom was a phone service provider in Prince Edward Island. ... Bruncor, a Saint John , Nova Scotia based company was the parent company of New Brunswick Telephone Company. ... NBTel was founded as The New Brunswick Telephone Company in 1888 after Bell Telephone Company of Canadas attempt to establish telephone service in the Maritime provinces failed. ... New Tel was a phone provider in the Newfoundland and Labrador and is now part of Aliant. ... NewTel Communications was a telephone, internet and cellular service provider in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... An old rotary telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (Latin: The small under the protection of the great) Official languages None Flower Ladys slipper Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman Premier Pat Binns (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 4 4 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 13th... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Violet Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English and French Flower Purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Capital St. ...

On March 7, 2006, Bell and Aliant announced plans to merge Aliant's operations into those of Bell. Specifically, Aliant's "high growth" wireless and retail (DownEast) networks would be folded into Bell's wholly-owned Bell Mobility and Bell World operations, respectively. Aliant, under a new income trust structure, would acquire Bell's "regional" landline operations (i.e. outside of major city centres) in Ontario and Quebec. The transaction was completed on July 7, 2006. Bell Mobility is the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada. ...

The purpose was to separate out the more stable (or low-growth) parts of Bell's holdings, i.e. wireline operations in markets with relatively little competition, to satisfy investors. The restructuring is not expected to have any effect on end consumers in terms of existing pricing or bundling practices. Meanwhile, Bell Canada proper continues to have full control over its wireless and satellite/cable operations throughout Canada, as well as wireline operations in major centres such as Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and surrounding areas. Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ...

Aliant brand logo, remains in use in Atlantic Canada

Bell Aliant has also assumed Bell's 63.4% interests in both NorthernTel and Télébec, the remainder in both cases being owned by the Bell Nordiq Income Fund. Both firms continue to operate their own wireless networks. Image File history File links Aliant_logo. ... Image File history File links Aliant_logo. ... NorthernTel (formerly Northern Telephone) is a telephone company in Ontario, Canada. ... Telebec is a telephone company located in the province of Quebec in Canada. ...

Until 1999, Aliant Communications was the name of a small telephone company serving Lincoln, Nebraska and area, which was acquired that year by ALLTEL. Following this acquisition, Aliant Communications adopted the ALLTEL brand and transferred its rights in the Aliant name to the then-new Canadian entity. Nickname: Star City Location Location in Nebraska Coordinates , Government Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Mayor Coleen Seng Geographical characteristics Area     City 195. ... Alltel (NYSE: AT) is a telecommunications company with headquarters in the Riverdale neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. ...

Operations

Maritime Centre, Aliant's Halifax office.

Currently, the company operates as "Aliant" in Atlantic Canada and as "Bell" in Ontario and Quebec. Similarly, the former Aliant wireless and retail networks continue to use the "Aliant" brand in Atlantic Canada, albeit now under the direct control of Bell. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2277 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2277 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower White garden lily Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183... The four Canadian Atlantic provinces. ...

In Atlantic Canada, Aliant's services include high-speed and dial-up internet access, wireline telephone service, and IPTV cable television. Its main rivals are the region's incumbent cable providers - EastLink (N.S. / P.E.I.), Rogers Communications (N.B. / N.L.), and Persona (rural N.L.). It has been suggested that IP Media be merged into this article or section. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Bragg Communications, doing business as EastLink, is a group of companies providing the incumbent cable television services, as well as competitive internet and wireline telephone services, primarily in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... Persona Inc. ...

Services in Ontario and Quebec are similar, except that Bell Canada itself retains responsibility for any IPTV services there.

See also

• Bell Canada
• Telus

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External links

• Corporate site
• Aliant consumer website

References