Bell Mobility acquires PageMart Canada, Signs Wireless Roaming Deal

Toronto-based Bell Mobility Inc. has acquired PageMart Canada Ltd. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. PageMart Canada has a Canada-wide network with 70,000 paging subscribers and is a business unit of WebLink Wireless Inc. (Dallas, TX).

''With this acquisition, Bell Mobility plans to develop a coast-to-coast ReFLEX two-way advanced messaging network,'' according to a Bell Mobility representative. ''Bell Mobility now has more than 655,000 customers, which represents approximately one-third of the Canadian market.''

The two comapnies are also entering into a 10-year contract that establishes Bell Mobility as a member of the WebLink Wireless international network. The contract calls for roaming agreements that allow customers to travel between networks without being out of touch. WebLink Wireless has a similar pact with TelMex of Mexico.

Edited by Ellen Jensen