A tenacious businessman, a long-distance pioneer, a formidable lawyer and a public servant whose efforts helped launch cellular telephony are this year's inductees into the Canadian Telecommunications Hall of Fame. Announced at the Palliser Fairmont Hotel in Calgary, the new entrants represent "a true ‘never say die' spirit that has put Canada at the forefront of telecommunications the world over," says Hall of Fame founder Lorne Abugov in a statement. The laureates:

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