[5] Present COO and Director of former Aliant Inc, Karen Sheriff is announced as the replacement for Stephen Wetmore.
[9] On Monday, March 22, 1999 a merger agreement is announced which would affect four major Atlantic Canadian companies and their 9,000 employees.
The merged companies would include: Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company Ltd of Nova Scotia (holder of Maritime Tel & Tel Limited, MT&T Mobility Inc., MT&T Leasing Inc. and MT&T Holdings Inc.) Bruncor Inc., (TSE, ME: BRR) (Including NBTel, NBTel Mobility, MITI Information Technology Inc. (MITI), ImagicTV Inc., New North Media, NBTel Global Inc., and Connectivity Managed Network Services Ltd. ) NewTel Enterprises Ltd. (TSE:NEL) of Newfoundland (Including NewTel Communications, NewTel Mobility, xwave solutions, Stratos Global Corporation, AMI Offshore, and NewTech Instruments) Island Telecom Inc. of Prince Edward Island (with subsidiary Island Tel Advanced Solutions Inc. (ITAS)) Senior Management of the new Company are named as Stephen G. Wetmore - President & CEO Lino Celeste - Chairman Colin Latham - Telecommunications Gerald (Gerry) Pond - IT and Emerging Business Robert (Bob) H. Benson - CFO William (Bill) H. Steeves - Corporate Services Maritime Internet Services Inc., otherwise known as MIS, was an Internet service provider (ISP) that operated in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
During the period of its existence, MIS had grown to become the second largest ISP in New Brunswick, with service available in Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton and St.
Prior to its subsequent purchase by Bruncor, MIS enjoyed a veritable cult following among its customer base.