The CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) has ordered Canada’s largest phone companies, including MTS, to give back MTS Allstream, to give back $310-million to urban home telephone customers.

The credits will appear on your bill within the next few months and will range from $25 – $90 per customer.

The credit comes from millions of dollars that were charged to customers in effort to increase industry competition. The CRTC has ruled that that money should go back to the customers.

MTS will now also expend their Broadband Internet access to sixteen remote communities in Manitoba. Within the next 4 years, the following communities will now have high-speed Internet access available through MTS:

- Cooks Creek Poplar Point
- Cranberry Portage Rockwood
- Dallas Roseau River
- Falcon River Sandy Bay
- Lee River Sprucewoods
- Lynn Lake St. Eustache
- Nelson House Sunset Bay
- Oswald Woodridge

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Image MTS Originally uploaded by AccessWinnipeg

Rogers and Fido has begun testing their HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access) network in Manitoba.

The 21Mbps HSPA+ network will be the fastest in Canada. Rogers 3G is up to 7.2Mbps.

You’ll now be to enjoy faster data access on the go! HTC G2 and Rocket Sticks never looked any better.

What is HSPA+?
HSPA+ is not 4G. HSPA+ falls somewhere in between 3G and 4G. Eventually Rogers will achieve 4G or LTE, but at this time HSPA+ is more like 3.75G.

Will I Notice A Speed Increase on my Phone?
Chances are, no, you wont. HSPA+ is very new technology. Chances are that your phone will only support a maximum 3G network. But expect more and more phones to start supporting the HSPA+ and 4G networks soon. The iPhone 4 currently doesn’t support HSPA+.

Rogers is currently testing HSPA+ in Northern Manitoba… Fido has already begun it’s roll out.

FIDO NETWORK COVERAGE MANITOBA

Image HTCLegendVirgin Originally uploaded by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla