Posts to this blog will be a little later in the day – The Canadian Telecom Summit is over – I can sleep a little later now.

Despite the beautiful hot weather, it isn’t Miller time.

I expect to be nibbling on some of the hundreds of mints left over from the conference that Jules liked so much. I’m concerned that they might have a strange interaction with beer like the famous YouTube videos.

So I’ll stick to red wine thanks. Anyone do experiments with Mentos and Shiraz?

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Will Bell Aliant bid on spectrum in the upcoming AWS auction? Should it be thinking about it?

When Bell Aliant was transformed, its wireless assets were traded to Bell Canada as part of the shuffle. As a result, Bell Aliant is an extremely large ILEC with no wireless spectrum of its own.

What happens if Aliant becomes independent of Bell in the wake of a shift in the ownership of the mother-ship? Would the private equity owners spin out Bell Aliant? Will Aliant’s executive team and its independent trustees consider spectrum options to safeguard minority unit holder interests?

Is Bell Aliant considered to be a “new entrant” under an auction regime that supports incentives for increased competition?

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Remember, as I noted a couple weeks ago, Rogers is changing its NYSE stock symbol to match its Toronto moniker, RCI, effective tomorrow. Rogers has been trading under RG.

The 2007 Canadian Telecom Summit closed down less than 24 hours ago and we are already thinking about next year!

We’re already making notes and reading the evaluation forms from this year’s event.

The Minister of Industry has indicated that he would like to be back – and we would love to host him once again!

The dates, you ask? The 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit will be taking place June 16-18, 2008. Mark it in your calendar. Venue to be determined, but most likely in the Toronto area. Early bird registration will open in the fall. For now, be sure to get on our mailing list so you will be the first to hear.

A quick canvass of the news wires shows lots of coverage of the closing day at The Canadian Telecom Summit. Videotron’s push into wireless, the Minister’s announcement of new satellite orbital slots to Ciel and Telesat.

The Minister’s speech is available here and Competition Bureau Chief Sheridan Scott’s remarks are here, and those of CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein are here.