Stentor Alliance

Stentor Alliance

The Stentor Alliance is a formal alliance of Canada's major telecommunications companies, specifically its incumbent local exchange carriers. It derives its name from the Greek mythological figure Stentor.

Formed in 1992 to succeed "Telecom Canada" (which was previously known as the "Trans-Canada Telephone System", and before that as the "Telephone Association of Canada"), the alliance comprised the following companies at the time of inception:

*Alberta Government Telephones, now Telus
*BCTel, now part of Telus
*Bell Canada
*Island Tel, now part of Aliant
*Manitoba Telephone System, now Manitoba Telecom Services
*Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Company, now part of Aliant
*NBTel, now part of Aliant
*Newfoundland Telephone, now part of Aliant
*Northwestel (associate member)
*Québec Téléphone, now part of Telus (associate member)
*Saskatchewan Telecommunications

The Trans-Canada and Telecom Canada alliances were allegedly formed to provide for the standardization of local and long-distance telephone services across Canada as well as provide for consistency in lobbying efforts with provincial and federal governments. By the time Stentor replaced Telecom Canada, internet service was part of the alliance's objectives.

In practice, Stentor was also a marketing unit, coordinating national advertising and sponsorships (such as sponsorship of the Olympic Games). The nine full member companies also participated in revenue pooling, and could quickly introduce new services to all nine members. Other telephone companies had to negotiate with Stentor or its predecessors to offer such services as 800 and 900 service.

The alliance controlled the following organizations:

* Stentor Resource Centre Inc. (SRCI)
* Stentor Telecom Policy Inc. (STPI)
* Stentor Canadian Network Management (SCNM)
* Signature Service Centre (SSC)

As of January 1, 1999, SRCI and SSC were [http://www.sasktel.com/about_sasktel/news_room/1998_news_releases/stentor_alliance_restructures.html disbanded] dead link|date=July 2008 and their roles reassumed by their parent organizations, with SCNM remaining in place in a modified form. The status of STPI is unknown but its role has also diminished as the companies take divergent paths.

Many of the Stentor companies have since become competitors, with several joining with Stentor's former competitors (Sprint, Rogers). Bell - the parent of Aliant, NorthwesTel, Télébec and Northern Telephone - almost immediately entered competition with Telus; Bell's ties with MTS and SaskTel have also weakened since then.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Stentor (disambiguation) — Stentor can refer to several things:* Stentor, the figure from Greek mythology. * 2146 Stentor, an asteroid * Stentor Alliance, an alliance of telecommunications companies in Canada. * Stentor Inc., an American hi tech company that sells… …   Wikipedia

  • DATAPAC — was Canada s packet switched X.25 equivalent data network. Operated first by Trans Canada Telephone System[1], then Telecom Canada, then the Stentor Alliance, it finally reverted to Bell Canada when the Stentor Alliance was dissolved.[2] Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Carol Stephenson — is the dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. She is a director of ING Canada and was formerly a director of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. Ms. Stephenson began her career at Bell Canada in 1973. She …   Wikipedia

  • Island Telecom — was a telephone service provider in Prince Edward Island.Founded in 1885 as the Prince Edward Island Telephone Company (IslandTel), the company formed a formal alliance with Nova Scotia based MT T early on, which resulted in the agreement to… …   Wikipedia

  • Spacebus — Eurobird 1, un Spacebus 3000B2 Caractéristiques Organisation Th …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Spacebus® — Spacebus Spacebus Caractéristiques Organisation Thales Alenia Space Domaine Télécommunications Masse De 1,1 tonne à plus de 5 tonnes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • TELUS — Logo de TELUS Corporation Création 1990 Personnages clés Darren Entwistle : Président …   Wikipédia en Français

  • TELUS Corporation — Telus Logo de TELUS Corporation Création 1990 Personnages clés Darren Entwistle : Président …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Telus — Logo de Telus Création 1990 Personnages clés Darren Entwistle : Président …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lightspeed (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Lightspeed developer = MPS Labs publisher = MicroProse released = 1990 genre = Space simulation modes = Single player platforms = IBM AT, IBM PS/1, IBM PS/2, Tandy 1000 media = 3.5 or 5.25 floppies input = Keyboard, Mouse,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”