One of the real pleasures at The Canadian Telecom Summit is the opportunity to meet a wide variety of CEOs from suppliers and service providers from around the world.

Each has a different personality and each a different approach to running their business and to the way they deal with people.

In yesterday’s Financial Post, I wrote about Michael Sabia, CEO of Bell Canada – the phone company formerly known as BCE [version].

In the article, I recalled the way he dealt with a questioner at a recent AGM and insisted on being called ‘Michael’ rather than ‘Mr. Sabia.’ I wrote that

I suspect that you can learn a lot about human nature by examining the way an executive treats people at the bottom of the organization.

Michael Sabia is the luncheon keynote speaker on June 13 at The 2007 Canadian Telecom Summit.

Should prices for calls from payphones be more flexible?

How about $1 for a call from the airport but a quarter from a parking lot? Maybe higher prices where cellphone service is spotty? Lower prices where there is more competition or where the carrier wants to provide a public or promotional service?

Earlier this week, the CRTC launched a public proceeding:

to consider the appropriateness of removing the prohibition on further rate de-averaging for pay telephone and business services offered by the large incumbent local exchange carriers

Recall that in its price cap decision (2007-27), the CRTC enabled rate de-averaging for residential services, all the way down to the individual subscriber level.

A decision is expected to be released before the end of the year.

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The private equity world is proving that it is interested in more than just Canadian companies.

Last night, Avaya agreed to be acquired for $8.2B by private equity firms Silver Lake Partners and TPG Capital.

Avaya’s COO, Michael Thurk, is the Day 2 opening keynote speaker, at next week’s The 2007 Canadian Telecom Summit. The event promises to be our biggest and best yet.

If you can’t attend, The National Post will be covering the event, beginning with a preview on the morning of the conference opening on June 11.

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The LA Times is reporting that amp’d mobile has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.

In Canada, the services are ‘powered by TELUS.’

What is the impact?

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