Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:telecommunications_company
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1880
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Charles_Fleetford_Sise
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
pioneer in Canadian telecommunications infrastructure
involved in the creation of Trans-Canada Telephone System involved in the creation of Bell-Northern Research involved in the creation of Nortel Networks major employer in Canada key player in the development of Canadian broadcasting oldest and largest telecommunications company in Canada |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bell Canada (historically)
|
| gptkbp:industry |
telecommunications
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
monopoly on Canadian telephone service for much of the 20th century
sale of regional telephone companies in Western Canada divestiture of regional companies in the 1970s and 1980s introduction of long-distance competition in the 1990s acquisition of CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media) competition with Rogers Communications and Telus expansion into wireless communications introduction of 5G wireless network introduction of Bell Fibe Internet introduction of Bell Fibe TV introduction of digital and fiber-optic networks launch of Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative launch of Sympatico internet service merger with Aliant in Atlantic Canada launch of ExpressVu satellite TV (now Bell Satellite TV) regulatory changes by Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) privatization and restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Charles_Fleetford_Sise
gptkb:Mirko_Bibic gptkb:George_A._Cope gptkb:Jean_Monty |
| gptkbp:originalName |
gptkb:The_Bell_Telephone_Company_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
gptkb:BCE_Inc.
|
| gptkbp:product |
gptkb:smartphone
gptkb:television Internet service provider wireless service |
| gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:stockExchange |
New York Stock Exchange (as BCE Inc.)
Toronto Stock Exchange (as BCE Inc.) |
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Bell_Aliant
gptkb:Bell_Mobility gptkb:Northwestel gptkb:Télébec gptkb:Bell_Media |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nortel
gptkb:Nortel_Networks |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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