16 Facts About Bell MTS

Bell MTS Inc is a subsidiary of BCE Inc that operates telecommunications services in Manitoba.

Bell MTS is the naming rights holder of a venue in Winnipeg, the Bell MTS Iceplex.

On March 17,2017, Bell regained control of MTS after the Bell Canada group's holding company BCE Inc closed its $3.

Under Bell ownership, Bell MTS will serve as the headquarters of Bell's telecom businesses in western Canada.

Bell MTS announced in late 1947 that it would modernize its long-distance equipment in both Winnipeg and Brandon, using Siemens Brothers Ltd.

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Also in the late 1950s, Bell MTS located one of its administrative offices on Empress St near the newly opened Polo Park Shopping Centre complex.

In July 1979, Bell MTS announced that it would be a pioneer in Telidon-based two-way electronic information services.

Bell MTS was a pioneer in offering videotex at the commercial level.

This, as well as the collapse of a microwave relay tower linking Churchill in early January 2000, lead Bell MTS to initiate upgrades to the Radisson-Churchill corridor with fibre optics and the Lynn Lake-Thompson corridor with a digital microwave system to replace the outdated equipment.

In 2003, Bell MTS purchased the naming rights for the True North Centre in downtown Winnipeg, renaming it the Bell MTS Centre.

On March 31,2011 Bell MTS officially launched a HSPA+ wireless network along with the availability Apple's iPhone series of smartphones starting with the iPhone 4.

In September 2012, Bell MTS launched LTE, with it initially rolling out in the cities of Winnipeg and Brandon.

Bell MTS will provide Xplornet with "expedited access" to its towers for five years, as well as roaming and handset stock.

In October 2018, Bell MTS began to integrate its wireless subscribers into the national Bell Mobility business.

Bell MTS operates an IPTV service, Bell MTS Fibe TV, which is available in Brandon, Carberry, Dauphin, Killarney, Minnedosa, Neepawa, Oakbank, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach, The Pas, Thompson, and Winnipeg.

Bell MTS offers cable television service in Carman, Holland, Manitou, Miami, Morris, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Plum Coulee, St Claude, St Jean Baptiste, Treherne, Altona, Morden, and Winkler.