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Encyclopedia > Fido Solutions
Fido
Fido logo
Type Subsidiary of Rogers Wireless
Founded 1996
Headquarters Montreal
Key people Sylvain Roy, General Manger, Fido and Senior Vice President Rogers Wireless
Industry Wireless Services
Products EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Wireless Data Services, Two way messaging
Website Fido

Fido Solutions, formerly known as Microcell Telecommunications, Inc. is a Canadian wireless Personal Communications Service telecommunications service provider. Fido was the first carrier in Canada to launch a GSM-based network and the first wireless service provider in North America to offer General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) on its network. The original development of Fido was funded in part by T-Mobile International. Image File history File links Fido logo. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) or Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), is a digital mobile phone technology that allows for increased data transmission rate and improved data transmission reliability. ... [[General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)]] is a mobile data service avaiBold textlable to users of GSM and IS-136 mobile phones. ... The Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM (original acronym: Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... A received SMS being announced on a Nokia phone. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Personal Communications Service or PCS is the name for the 1900-MHz radio band used for digital mobile phone services in Canada and the United States. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Not to be confused with Get Some Mates The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... [[General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)]] is a mobile data service avaiBold textlable to users of GSM and IS-136 mobile phones. ... T-Mobile logo T-Mobile is a multinational mobile phone operator. ...


The Fido network originally ran on GSM 1900 and highlighted coverage in major urban areas in Canada. Since the acquisition of Fido by Rogers Wireless Inc. in 2004, Rogers Wireless integrated the networks to form one major Canadian GSM network, thus giving Fido customers additional coverage and access to GSM 850.


Fido is the only Canadian mobile service provider to offer per-second billing, as opposed to the per-minute scheme offered by all its rivals. Aside from per-second billing, Fido is also the only company to offer an Over the Counter Exchange for phones that are defective within the manufacterers one year warranty period; the only company to offer a 15 day money-back satisfaction period; rewards customers with a $20 credit for referring their friends or family; rewards customers with "Fido Dollars." 5% of how much a customer spends, Fido gives back in "Fido Dollars." These can be redeemed against the regular price of a new handset at any time. Also, Fido is the only company to offer a "minute tracker" included for free with every monthly plan. The "minute tracker" sends a text message to customers when they reach 75% and 100% of the minutes included in their plan.


Other Quick Facts on Fido:

 - Over 1.3 million subscribers - Fido/ Rogers network covers 94% of the Canadian population - First Canadian carrier to offer GPRS - First Canadian carrier to offer SMS - First Canadian carrier to offer pre-paid service - First Canadian carrier to offer GSM and global roaming - First Canadian carrier to offer unlimited mobile to mobile plans through its "Fido to Fido" and "Fido to Fido Anywhere in Canada plans" - First Canadian carrier to offer a true alternative to landlines through their "CityFido" plans - which are no longer available to new customers 

Fido has a data roaming agreement in the United States with T-Mobile USA, Inc. in over 6,000 cities. Voice roaming covers over 150 countries. In general, data consist of propositions that reflect reality. ... Roaming is a general term in wireless telecommunications that refers to the extending of connectivity service in a location that is different from the home location where the service was registered. ... T-Mobile logo T-Mobile is a multinational mobile phone operator. ...


As stated earlier, Fido Solutions uses Rogers Wireless' GSM Network, which operates on GSM 850/1900. Fido customers are able to access full Rogers Wireless coverage by adding an "expanded network" charge to their plans. By adding the $5 expanded network option to their accounts, any local calls a customer while they are in the Rogers network gets deducted from the minutes included in their monthly plans. If a customer does not have the option on their account, any local calls they make get charged 25 cents and appear as "other minutes" on their monthly invoice. Fido's prepaid customers enjoy the Rogers network at no additional charge. Fido customers are still restricted to the original Fido coverage footprint unless they want to pay extra to access the full Rogers GSM network.


Fido customers can verify the footprint they are in by dialing *#123# on their handset. The display will read one of three things; Fido basic network / Réseau de base Fido (which means the customer is on the original Fido footprint), Expanded network / Réseau augmenté (which means the customer is roaming on Rogers Wireless' footprint), or No tariff information available / Aucune information de tarif disponible (which means the customers either 1) pays for expanded network access or 2) has it included in their plan).


Microcell Telecommunications was bought out by the other competing GSM carrier, Rogers Wireless, in November 2004, for an estimated 1.4 billion dollars. The company's name was changed to Fido Solutions, Inc. shortly thereafter. Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. ...


Rogers Wireless has since totally revamped the company's policies raising many prices to meet and compete with other wireless carriers in Canada. They have also changed around the Employee benefits like employee discounts and vacation benefits. Rogers has expanded the discount to include Rogers Services, such as Rogers Home Phone, Rogers Video and Rogers Wireless as well as the ordinary discounts they receive with the Fido Brand. Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. ... Rogers Telecom Inc. ... Rogers Video is the largest chain of video stores in Canada. ... Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. ...


The acquisition of Microcell by Rogers Wireless has been somewhat of a controversy among customers as well as employees. Some believe it to be a blessing while others are not happy with the transformation. As an example, Fido canceled their flat rate data plan shortly after the acquisition, and with the Rogers/Fido GSM monopoly, wireless data access is very expensive in Canada ($100 / 200 MB at the "best" rate).


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Corporate Directors: Ronald Besse | Charles Birchall | H. Garfield Emerson | Peter Godsoe | Thomas Hull | Philip Lind | Nadir Mohamed | David Peterson | Edward Rogers | Edward Rogers III | Loretta Rogers | Melinda Rogers | William Schleyer | John A. Tory | J. Christopher Wansbrough | Colin Watson Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... List of Canadian mobile phone companies (In alphabetical order) This is an incomplete list, which can or may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. ... Bell Mobility is the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada. ... Dryden Municipal Telephone Service is a publically-owned telephone company in Dryden, Ontario, Canada. ... ICE Wireless is the first GSM carrier in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, in the extreme north of Canada. ... Manitoba Telecom Services TSX: MBT, or MTS, (formerly Manitoba Telephone System) is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the third largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees. ... NorthernTel (formerly Northern Telephone) is a telephone company in Ontario, Canada. ... Bell Mobility is the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada. ... Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. ... Saskatchewan Telecommunications (SaskTel) is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of The Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. ... Télébec Mobilité is the division of Télébec which sells wireless services in several (mostly rural) areas of Quebec, Canada, including the James Bay territory area, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, parts of central and southern Québec and parts of the Outaouais region. ... Thunder Bay Telephone is also known as TBayTel. ... TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications company, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The logo for 7-Elevens wireless network named Speak Out. 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator operating out of the United States and Canada, owned by 7-Eleven. ... Akamad 04:19, 26 November 2005 (UTC) Category: ‪Possible copyright violations‬ ... Ontera is a Telecommunications company in Ontario, Canada. ... PC Mobile started in the summer of 2005 as another Presidents Choice product, reselling Bell Mobilitys services as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in Canada. ... Petro-Canada Mobility is a Canadian Mobile Virtual Network Operator created in late 2006 by gasoline firm Petro-Canada. ... Primus Canada is a Canadian telecommunications service founded in 1997. ... Solo Mobile is a brand run by Bell Mobility on their network to compete directly with Virgin Mobile Canada. ... Virgin Mobile Ltd is a mobile phone service provider operating in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States and France. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Honourable David Robert Peterson, PC , LL.B , BA (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. ... Edward Samuel Ted Rogers, OC , LL.B , D.Sc , BA (born May 27, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario) is the President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. ... John A. Tory is a Toronto lawyer and corporate executive. ... Colin Scott Watson (born July 17, 1989) is a pimp born in Auburn, Washington. ...

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Television assets: G4techTV (Canada) | TVtropolis | OMNI Television | Rogers Sportsnet | Rogers Television | Télévision Rogers | The Shopping Channel | OLN | CPAC | The Biography Channel (Canada) | Viewers Choice
Broadcast television stations: CFMT | CHNU | CIIT | CJMT
Other assets: Fido | Jack FM (most Canadian stations) | Rogers Cable | Rogers Centre | Rogers Hi-Speed Internet | Rogers Telecom | Rogers Video | Rogers Wireless | Spring Fishing Show | Toronto Blue Jays
Radio stations: CFAC | CFFR | CFRV | CFSR | CFTR | CHEZ | CHFI | CHFM | CHMN | CHNI | CHTT | CHUR | CHYM | CICX | CIGM | CIOC | CISQ | CISS | CISW | CITI | CIWW | CJAQ | CJCL | CJET | CJMX | CJNI | CJQM | CJQQ | CJRQ | CJRX | CKAT | CKBY | CKCL | CKFX | CKGB | CKGL | CKIS | CKLG | CKNI | CKQC | CKSR | CKWX | CKY
This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Canadian Business is the longest-publishing business magazine in Canada. ... Chatelaine is a Canadian womens magazine, published by Rogers Media Publishing (a subsidiary of Rogers Communications). ... Flare is a Canadian fashion magazine. ... Glow is a Canadian fashion magazine. ... Lactualité is a French-language news and general interest magazine in Canada, published in Montreal, Quebec by Rogers Communications. ... A cover of the Canadian magazine Macleans. ... MoneySense is a Canadian financial magazine owned by Rogers Communications. ... Ontario Out of Doors is a Canadian hunting and fishing magazine, published by Rogers Media. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 OT-1471 Belweder, Poland, 1957 Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... G4techTV Canada (formerly TechTV Canada) is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel co-owned by Rogers Media (66. ... TVTropolis is a Canadian cable television specialty channel, formerly known as Prime, which launched on June 1, 2006. ... OMNI Television is a Canadian television brand owned and operated by Rogers Communications. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television specialty channel with programming featuring sports, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... Rogers Television is the brand of community channels owned by Rogers Cable Inc. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Shopping Channel is a Canadian shopping television network. ... For the US television sports channel formerly known as OLN, see Versus. ... The Cable Public Affairs Channel (or CPAC; originally Canadian Parliamentary Channel), is a Canadian cable television service devoted to coverage of public and government affairs, including carrying a full, uninterrupted feed of proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons, with two seperate audio channels; one in English and the other... The Biography Channel Canada is a Canadian category 1 digital cable television channel. ... Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand provider that launched in 1991 and is owned by Astral Media. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... CFMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ... CHNU is a religious television station in Surrey, British Columbia, owned by Rogers Media. ... CIIT is a Christian television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba previously owned by Trinity Television before being sold to Rogers Communications. ... CJMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ... Primary Jack FM logo Jack FM is the moniker and on-air brand of several radio stations in Canada, the United States and now the United Kingdom. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... Rogers Centre, formerly known as (and often still unofficially called) SkyDome, [1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. ... Rogers Hi-Speed Internet is Rogers Communications Internet Service Provider of broadband Internet access. ... Rogers Telecom Inc. ... Rogers Video is the largest chain of video stores in Canada. ... Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (f. ... A radio station is a site configured for broadcasting sound. ... CFAC is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at AM 960 in Calgary, Alberta. ... CFFR is a Canadian AM radio station broadcasting at 660 kHz in Calgary, Alberta. ... CFRV-FM is a radio station broadcasting out of Lethbridge, Alberta on a frequency of 107. ... CKSR (known on-air as Star FM) is a Canadian radio station located in Chilliwack, British Columbia. ... CFTR, broadcasting under the brand 680 News, is an all-news radio station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 680 kHz on the AM dial. ... CHEZ is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classic rock at 106. ... CHFI is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 98. ... CHFM (also called CHFM-FM and Lite 96) is a radio station in Calgary, Alberta, which broadcasts at 95. ... CHNI-FM (News 88. ... CHTT is a radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, which airs at 103. ... CHUR is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 100. ... CHYM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 96. ... CICX is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 105. ... CIGM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ... CIOC (identified on air as The Ocean 98. ... CISQ (identified as Mountain FM) is an FM radio station owned by Rogers Communications and operating in southwestern British Columbia. ... CISS is a Canadian radio station in Ottawa, Ontario. ... CITI is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classic rock at 92. ... CIWW is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1310 AM in Ottawa, Ontario. ... CJAQ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92. ... CJCL is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. ... CJET is a Canadian radio station. ... CJMX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 105. ... CJNI is a radio station broadcasting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at 95. ... CJQM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts country music at 104. ... CJQQ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92. ... CJRQ is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ... CJRX-FM is Rock 106 Lethbridge, a division of rogers broadcasting limited. ... CKAT is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 600 AM in North Bay, Ontario. ... CKBY is a Canadian radio station, which airs a country music format at 101. ... CKCL (identified on-air as 104. ... CKFX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 101. ... CKGB is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 99. ... CKGL is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 570 AM in Kitchener, Ontario. ... CKIS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 96. ... CKLG is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 96. ... CKNI-FM (News 91. ... CKSR (known on-air as Star FM) is a Canadian radio station located in Chilliwack, British Columbia. ... CKWX News1130 is a 24-hour all-news station broadcsating to residents of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. ... CKY-FM has been the callsign of two radio stations in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

Annual Revenue: $5.60 billion CAD ( 24% FY 2004) | Employees: 18,057 | Stock Symbols: TSX: RCI.A, TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RG | Website: www.rogers.com ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation 2. ... Image File history File links Green_Arrow_Up. ... A fiscal year (or financial year or accounting reference date) is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial reports in businesses and other organizations. ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ...



 
 

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