Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame was a Canadian not-for-profit foundation that sought to foster a greater awareness of Canada's role in developing and innovating

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s. The foundation began operating in 2005 and had two main programs - an education and outreach program, and a laureate program, which honours historically important figures in the field. Their stated mission was "To celebrate and honour the career achievements of those who have contributed significantly to the proud legacy of Canadian Telecommunications through our Telecom Laureates Program, and to advance education and public awareness of Canada's telecommunications history and heritage through our Education and Outreach program."Telecom Laureate Awards Handbook, published 2006, Ottawa, Ontario Laureates were inducted annually at the Telecom Laureate Awards ceremonies and Gala Dinners. The operation and funding of the Hall of Fame was the work of two non-profit corporations, including a federally-registered charitable foundation. The federal foundation was dissolved in 2016, although a non-profit corporation registered in the province of

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remains active. The last Gala Awards event was held in 2011. Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame Laureates include: Broadcaster Magazine *

Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Te ...

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-born inventor, who did a majority of his work in the United States and also claimed U.S. citizenship through his American-born father. During his life he received hundre ...

* John H. Chapman * David Colville *

Charles Fleetford Sise Charles Fleetford Sise Sr. (27 September 1834 – 9 April 1918) was an American-born Canadian businessman and one of the first presidents of Bell Canada. He was also part of its first board of directors, and that of the Northern Electric a ...

* Sir Terence Matthews * Professor Hudson Janisch * Liz and Ian Angus *

Donald Hings Donald Lewes Hings, (November 6, 1907 – February 25, 2004) was a Canadian inventor, born in Leicester, England. In 1937 he created a portable radio signaling system for his employer CM&S, which he called a "packset", but which later beca ...

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Edward Samuel Rogers Sr. (June 21, 1900 – May 6, 1939) was a Canadian inventor and pioneer in the radio industry who founded the Rogers Vacuum Tube Company and the CFRB radio station in Toronto, Ontario. His only child, Edward S. Rogers Jr. ...

* Francis Dagger * Leila Wightman *

Edward Samuel Rogers Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers Jr., (May 27, 1933 – December 2, 2008) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who served as the president and CEO of Rogers Communications. He was the fifth- richest person in Canada in terms of net wo ...

(Ted Rogers) * Ernest E. "Ernie" Saunders *

Nortel Nortel Networks Corporation (Nortel), formerly Northern Telecom Limited, was a Canadian multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturer headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in Montreal, Quebec, ...

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Communications Research Centre The Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC; french: Centre de recherches sur les communications Canada) is a Canadian government scientific laboratory for research and development in wireless technologies, with a particular focus on the effic ...

, Communications Research Centre Canada * Robert W. (Bob) Jones * Michael Kedar * Don Chisholm{{cite web , url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-is-canada-s-telecom-town-1.567986 , title=Ottawa is Canada's Telecom Town Canadian Television Network (CTV) * Colin Franklin

References

External links

Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame website
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Archive.org - last archived January 2021
Telecommunications organizations Nortel