About GLENTEL

GLENTEL (GLN:TXE) is a leading provider of innovative and reliable telecommunications services and solutions across North America. Founded in 1963, GLENTEL comprises two operating divisions – Retail and Business – that service the needs of wireless consumers and commercial telecommunications customers across Canada. Together with its divisions, the company operates more than 285 locations.

GLENTEL's Retail Division consists of three consumer brands including: WirelessWave, The Telephone Booth/La Cabine Telephonique (Tbooth/ la cabine T) and WIRELESS etc./SANS-FIL etc. providing wireless and wired communications products and services as well as a choice of cellular brands to consumers through retail outlets in major shopping malls and Costco warehouses across Canada. With locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, GLENTEL is now one of the largest multi-carrier retailers in Canada.

GLENTEL’s Business Division, with 13 branches across Canada, provides integrated wireless solutions for public safety, government and business customers. These solutions include designing and commissioning wireless networks for commercial applications in three core areas: terrestrial radio systems, satellite network services, and advanced mobile solutions. With more than four decades of experience in wireless communications, GLENTEL has the largest technical staff of its kind in Canada to develop, install and support a broad range of end-to-end solutions.

GLENTEL has been publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange since June 1, 1983, and is headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Corporate Quick Facts
  • Canadian owned and operated since 1963
  • Publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange since 1983, under the symbol “GLN”
  • Original Rogers Wireless cellular service dealer, since 1985
  • Named Burnaby’s “Business of the Year” in 2007
  • Operating more than 280 retail and business locations across Canada
    • 13 branches, Business Division
    • More than 265 retail locations*
      • 118 WirelessWave
      • 78 Tbooth/La Cabine T
      • 77 Wireless etc.
  • Employing over 1,400 people across Canada
  • Largest Canadian dealer of Motorola products and services and recognized Motorola service shop (MSS) provider
  • Inducted into Burnaby Business Hall of Fame in October 2009
*Accurate as of June 2010