Télébec
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Télébec is a telephone company
located in the province of Quebec
in Canada
. It serves various sectors like the James Bay
territory area, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue
region, parts of central and southern Quebec and parts of the Outaouais region.
The name Télébec originated with the first telephone company to operate a municipal system in the town of Bécancour
, "Téléphone Bécancour", which was founded in 1965 by a group of businessmen. Three years later, Télébec merged with seven other phone companies: Téléphone Princeville ltée, Télécommunication Richelieu ltée, Téléphone de Contrecoeur ltée, Compagnie de Téléphone La Tuque ltée, Télécommunications de l'Est ltée, Compagnie de Téléphone Arthabaska ltée, and Compagnie de Téléphone Pontiac ltée.
Other telephones companies were merged with Télébec and some of them were sold to Télébec over the years.
Currently, Télébec is the landline carrier for over 180,000 customers spread on about 750,000 square kilometres, making it the telephone company with the largest territory in Quebec.
In 1996 Télébec created Télébec Mobilité
, a CDMA cell phone provider closely linked with Bell Mobility
.
Télébec is also an ADSL, cable, satellite and DSL (fast, modem free, phone-line connection) Internet Service Provider
(ISP) through Télébec Internet which is also closely linked with Bell Sympatico
.
Since January 30, 2007, Télébec is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Aliant.
Telephone company
A telephone company is a service provider of telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications access. Many were at one time nationalized or state-regulated monopolies...
located in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It serves various sectors like the James Bay
James Bay
James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...
territory area, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
region, parts of central and southern Quebec and parts of the Outaouais region.
The name Télébec originated with the first telephone company to operate a municipal system in the town of Bécancour
Bécancour, Quebec
Bécancour is a town in the Centre-du-Québec region of Québec, Canada; it is the seat of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the confluence of the Bécancour River, opposite Trois-Rivières.Wôlinak, an Abenaki Indian reserve, is...
, "Téléphone Bécancour", which was founded in 1965 by a group of businessmen. Three years later, Télébec merged with seven other phone companies: Téléphone Princeville ltée, Télécommunication Richelieu ltée, Téléphone de Contrecoeur ltée, Compagnie de Téléphone La Tuque ltée, Télécommunications de l'Est ltée, Compagnie de Téléphone Arthabaska ltée, and Compagnie de Téléphone Pontiac ltée.
Other telephones companies were merged with Télébec and some of them were sold to Télébec over the years.
Currently, Télébec is the landline carrier for over 180,000 customers spread on about 750,000 square kilometres, making it the telephone company with the largest territory in Quebec.
In 1996 Télébec created Télébec Mobilité
Télébec Mobilité
Télébec Mobilité is the division of Télébec which sells wireless services in several 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.Created in 1996 Télébec Mobilité is closely...
, a CDMA cell phone provider closely linked with Bell Mobility
Bell Mobility
Bell Mobility is a CDMA and HSPA+ based wireless network and the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada...
.
Télébec is also an ADSL, cable, satellite and DSL (fast, modem free, phone-line connection) Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
(ISP) through Télébec Internet which is also closely linked with Bell Sympatico
Bell Sympatico
Bell Internet, originally and frequently called Sympatico, is the residential Internet service provider division of Bell Canada. It was affiliated with MSN. As of June 2009, Bell Internet had over 2 million subscribers in Ontario and Quebec and was the largest ISP in Canada.- History :Sympatico was...
.
Since January 30, 2007, Télébec is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Aliant.