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Quebecor launches Freedom’s first nationwide plan
telecom | 05/25/2023 4:05 pm EDT
In its first major promotion since acquiring Freedom Mobile from Shaw Communications, Quebecor Inc. has announced a nationwide mobile plan.
The $50 plan includes unlimited calls and text messages and 40 GB of data anywhere in Canada or the United States. The company...
Judge rejects broadcasters’ request for increased fine in set-top box case
Media | 05/19/2023 2:05 pm EDT
A Federal Court of Appeal judge has dismissed an attempt by BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Quebecor Inc. to win a greater damages payout from a seller of pre-loaded...
Federal Court and Competition Tribunal didn’t understand Rogers-Shaw merger: Prof
Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:33 pm EDT
OTTAWA–The Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal did not...
Rogers reports strong first quarter of 2023
Media | 04/26/2023 5:02 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. released its first quarterly report since it was granted approval to take over...
Ex-minister Navdeep Bains joins Rogers c-suite
Media | 04/20/2023 5:14 pm EDT
Former Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has been appointed Rogers Communications Inc.'s chief corporate...
Public interest groups call for shored up Broadcasting Participation Fund
Media | 04/17/2023 5:08 pm EDT
A group of six consumer and public advocacy organizations is asking the CRTC to step in to restructure a Rogers Communications Inc. payment to...
Rogers-Shaw, Freedom-Quebecor deals finally closed
telecom | 04/03/2023 3:56 pm EDT
After a two-year struggle, Rogers Communications Inc. has successfully completed its takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. The deal closed Monday, the same day that Shaw divested itself of Freedom Mobile, which it sold to Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron subsidiary.
“Rogers...
Globalive calls for CRTC investigation into Rogers-Quebecor Freedom roaming rates deal
telecom | 03/31/2023 5:00 pm EDT
On the same day the Innovation Minister...
UPDATED: Champagne blesses Rogers-Shaw wedding; critics bemoan ‘dark day’
telecom | 03/31/2023 9:11 am EDT
OTTAWA–Innovation, Science and Industry Minister...
ACTRA boycotts Rogers and other firms over non-union commercials
Media | 03/28/2023 4:09 pm EDT
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is...
CRTC finds Rogers in the wrong in OneSoccer carriage dispute
telecom | 03/23/2023 5:27 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has given an undue preference to itself by...
Champagne most lobbied minister in Canadian government, survey finds
telecom | 03/22/2023 12:56 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne was the most-lobbied...
All sides endorse Mazier’s internet bill in committee
telecom | 03/21/2023 3:59 pm EDT
Conservative MP Dan Mazier’s private member’s bill on internet service...
Competition Bureau releases recommendations for changes to law
Internet and Governance | 03/15/2023 5:24 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau Wednesday released its recommendations regarding...
CRTC changes costs awards for Rogers
telecom | 03/13/2023 1:03 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC approved a review and vary application from Rogers Communications Inc. over a series of...
Roaming rate charge increase ‘unacceptable’: Champagne
telecom | 03/02/2023 3:09 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office has denounced plans by BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility and Telus Corp. to hike roaming charges...
B.C. wants CRTC to reverse directives on relocation costs
telecom | 03/01/2023 5:54 pm EST
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI)...
Shaw defends off-tariff agreements, Telus calls for review in TekSavvy complaint
telecom | 02/23/2023 12:11 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. has argued that the type of off-tariff-agreement...
CRTC issues consultation on network resiliency in response to increased service outages
telecom | 02/22/2023 4:59 pm EST
The CRTC is inviting telecom stakeholders and Canadians to participate in a consultation for the development of a...
Deadline for Shaw-Videotron deal extended, yet again
telecom | 02/17/2023 1:27 pm EST
For the fourth time, the deadline for the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Push for Indigenous spectrum sovereignty continues through ISED consultation responses
telecom | 02/14/2023 4:21 pm EST
Indigenous leadership is once again pushing the government toward Indigenous sovereignty over spectrum covering Indigenous territories as part of their responses to a recent...
Champagne plays coy on Rogers-Shaw announcement, vows lower prices
Media | 02/14/2023 12:29 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says...
Canadian telecoms waive fees to Turkey and Syria following earthquake
telecom | 02/09/2023 3:16 pm EST
Telecommunications companies across Canada are waiving fees for texts and...
Rogers will be able to compete in a four-player market: Staffieri to investors
Media | 02/02/2023 4:43 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. will not need more financing from the capital...
CNOC calls for fibre resale relief in TekSavvy complaint against Rogers-Quebecor divestiture arrangement
telecom | 02/01/2023 9:42 am EST
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada has...
Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor extend their deadline once again
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:02 pm EST
The three companies at the center of one of the biggest mergers in Canadian...
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Updated: Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Competition Bureau case
Media | 01/24/2023 3:08 pm EST
Tuesday afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the...
Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum
telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST
Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw...
Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless
telecom | 01/20/2023 5:34 pm EST
The CRTC is starting a fresh chapter with new chair Vicky Eatrides who will be making it her top priority to modernize the commission’s internet framework as it has not...
Telecoms file briefs on service fees for radio equipment
telecom | 01/20/2023 4:26 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. and Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding...
Telecoms file arguments in Competition Bureau appeal of Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 01/18/2023 7:31 pm EST
All eyes in the telecom world will be focused on the Federal Court of...
Rogers Communications Announces the Passing of Alan Horn
Media | 01/17/2023 5:10 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. announced late-Monday night the passing of...
CRTC approves interim rates for Rogers 1.5 Gbps aggregated TPIA service speed
telecom | 01/04/2023 4:54 pm EST
The CRTC approved, on an interim basis, a monthly rate of $49.06 for Rogers...
Competition Bureau undercuts its own case, National Bank analyst maintains
Media | 12/21/2022 3:25 pm EST
As spectators await the release of a decision in the takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. from the Competition Tribunal, one industry analyst is...
CRTC’s regulatory policy plays central role in Rogers-Shaw closing arguments
Media | 12/16/2022 9:47 am EST
In the drama that has unfolded in front of the Competition Tribunal over...
Heritage committee finishes clause-by-clause study of C-18
Media | 12/09/2022 5:03 pm EST
The House of Commons Committee on Canadian Heritage finished...
Rogers-Shaw decision a ‘watershed moment’ either way, the parties agree in closing arguments
Media | 12/09/2022 3:52 pm EST
Nearly a month of evidence from industry experts,...
Rogers presents experts as Tribunal hearings edge toward end
telecom | 12/02/2022 2:54 pm EST
A retired Queen's University economics professor believes that the CRTC has...
Keep CanCon requirements for Rogers community radio, FRPC tells CRTC
telecom | 12/01/2022 9:35 am EST
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) told the...
Videotron more effective owner of Freedom than Shaw, expert testifies
telecom | 11/29/2022 2:38 pm EST
An expert witness for Shaw Communications Inc. took issue Monday with...
Rogers-Shaw integration should be completed within three years, Tribunal told
telecom | 11/25/2022 12:10 pm EST
The integration of Shaw Communications Inc. properties into the network of...
‘Extremely difficult’ to sell to Rogers, Brad Shaw tells Tribunal
telecom | 11/24/2022 11:13 am EST
Shaw Communications Inc. CEO Brad Shaw told the Competition Tribunal...
Hockey broadcasters win fresh site-blocking order
telecom | 11/23/2022 7:43 am EST
The start of another hockey season brings another federal court site-blocking order for a trio of telecom companies and sports broadcasters.
In a court order issued Monday, Justice Jocelyne Gagné granted BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Quebecor Inc. and...
Videotron takeover of Freedom “dream scenario”, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/22/2022 7:46 am EST
The takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile unit by...
Competition Bureau witness argues wireline essential for wireless offering, has credibility challenged by Rogers and Quebecor
telecom | 11/18/2022 2:15 pm EST
Respective lawyers representing Rogers...
Gov. seeking comments in review of Competition Act
telecom | 11/17/2022 11:14 am EST
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Thursday that the government is seeking...
Lawyer, tribunal witness spar over whether Rogers-Shaw merger will bring higher quality to customers
telecom | 11/17/2022 10:44 am EST
An anti-trust expert refuted a Rogers...
Freedom stronger under Shaw than Videotron, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/16/2022 1:26 pm EST
Freedom Mobile is less likely to be a strong national player under Quebecor Inc. than it was under Shaw Communications Inc. control, an economics professor told the Competition Tribunal Tuesday. Nathan Miller of Georgetown University was testifying in opposition to the...
CRTC orders B.C. to give Rogers and Shaw same deal it gives Telus for relocation costs
telecom | 11/15/2022 5:17 pm EST
The CRTC is directing the province of British...
Rogers-Shaw Tribunal hearings reveal the extent of Telus efforts to block merger
Media | 11/14/2022 5:59 pm EST
The second week of the Competition Tribunal's hearing into whether or not...
Distributel wouldn’t be able to offer Shaw pricing if it bought Freedom, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/11/2022 11:37 am EST
Distributel Communications Ltd. attempted to...
July outage, Shaw financing costs, to blame for Rogers profit drop
telecom | 11/09/2022 5:24 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc.’s profit fell 24 per cent for the three months...
Freedom Mobile sales hurt by merger uncertainty, dealer says
Media | 11/09/2022 10:52 am EST
Service and sales improved when Shaw Communications Inc. bought Wind Mobile...
Rogers-Shaw merger will create competition for Telus in the west: Rogers, Shaw lawyers
Media | 11/07/2022 6:07 pm EST
While on opposite sides of the Competition...
Bell mopped up customers switching from Rogers in Q3
Media | 11/03/2022 6:15 pm EDT
BCE Inc. reported what it said were record subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2022, according...
PKP still hopeful over Freedom acquisition despite unfruitful mediation with Competition Bureau
Media | 11/03/2022 4:29 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. released its third quarter figures...
Eyes turn to tribunal hearing as mediation fails in Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 10/28/2022 3:05 pm EDT
Two events this past week – Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne's press conference on Tuesday and the apparent collapse Thursday of mediation talks between the...
Champagne announcement may signal eagerness to approve Rogers-Shaw deal: analysts
Media | 10/26/2022 2:56 pm EDT
Financial analysts reacting to Tuesday's announcement from Innovation...
ISED lays out ‘expectations’ for Quebecor’s national debut, should Competition Tribunal allow it
telecom | 10/25/2022 6:52 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne...
Facebook threatens to leave Canada, MP wants it to testify on C-18
Media | 10/25/2022 4:08 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook, is so upset that...
CRTC should force Rogers to engage in dispute resolution: Building owner tells CRTC
telecom | 10/21/2022 3:10 pm EDT
A Toronto-building owner in dispute with Rogers Communications Inc. told...
Rogers, Shaw, accused of fishing expedition over Bell, Telus, subpoenas
Media | 10/20/2022 12:37 pm EDT
Telus Corp. and BCE Inc. have accused Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. of abusing the legal process by asking them to turn over large volumes of...
Bell says it’s inappropriate for CRTC to restrict services to occupants in Rogers-Lixo MDU access dispute
telecom | 10/19/2022 5:20 pm EDT
BCE Inc. says it would be inappropriate and...
Rogers found to have violated PIPEDA through voiceprint program
telecom | 10/07/2022 3:49 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. violated a customer’s privacy by not deleting...
Cabinet should not intervene in non-mandated service: Rogers
telecom | 10/03/2022 4:55 pm EDT
Rogers Communication Inc. is asking the federal government to reject City...
CRTC orders proceeding into Rogers BDU dispute
telecom | 10/03/2022 4:51 pm EDT
A long-simmering dispute between Rogers Communications Inc. and Toronto developer Lixo Developments Ltd....
Feds meet with telecoms over Hurricane Fiona, NS premier unimpressed
telecom | 09/30/2022 12:58 pm EDT
Heads of Canada's major telecommunications companies met with federal...
Cell phone, internet service still out in many parts of Atlantic Canada
telecom | 09/26/2022 5:27 pm EDT
Hurricane Fiona wreaked havoc on Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec last...
Rogers gets details on how Quebecor-Freedom deal harms competition
telecom | 09/13/2022 4:44 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau responded Monday to Rogers Communications Inc.’s...
Rogers wants more details on how Québecor-Freedom deal allegedly harms competition
Media | 09/09/2022 5:02 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. wants competition commissioner Matthew Boswell...
OneSoccer has “limited appeal” to Canadians, Rogers tells CRTC in carriage dispute
Media | 09/09/2022 3:36 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is arguing to the CRTC that Timeless Inc.’s OneSoccer is niche and unappealing to Canadians, therefore, Rogers’ refusal to carry the sports...
CRTC to arbitrate Rogers dispute over Family Channel
Media | 09/08/2022 4:50 pm EDT
In a Sept. 6 letter, the CRTC has accepted a request from Rogers Communications Inc. for final offer...
BREAKING: Bell to acquire Distributel
telecom | 09/02/2022 4:00 pm EDT
In the latest in a series of acquisitions in the ISP sector this year, BCE Inc. is seeking to acquire one...
Rogers buys itself one-year extension with bondholders to close Shaw deal
telecom | 09/01/2022 5:12 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has more time to close its acquisition deal with...
CNOC displeased with Rogers’ secrecy in outage
telecom | 08/31/2022 4:58 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) is calling on the CRTC to force Rogers Communications...
Rogers disclosure on outage, CRTC process not good enough: PIAC
telecom | 08/26/2022 4:57 pm EDT
Again dissatisfied with the redactions in Rogers Communications Inc.'s public filings to the CRTC regarding the company's massive July 8 outage, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre has again asked the CRTC to mandate greater disclosure from the incumbent telecom company. ...
Rogers answers CRTC request for information on July outage
telecom | 08/24/2022 5:44 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. filed a second response to a confidential Aug. 5...
CRTC puts out request for information on wholesale wireless
telecom | 08/24/2022 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC has issued a request for information from the incumbent wireless...
Quebecor’s Freedom purchase enough to establish fourth national competitor, Rogers tells Comp. Tribunal
telecom | 08/23/2022 5:44 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s intent to purchase of Shaw...
Britain and Australia provide example for internet ads, PIAC says
telecom | 08/17/2022 6:52 pm EDT
Canada should look to Britain and Australia for lessons on how to regulate...
Comp. Bureau’s silence on anti-competitive complaint allowing abuse of dominance to persist: TekSavvy
telecom | 08/17/2022 6:13 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has told the Competition...
Quebecor inks agreement to buy Shaw’s Freedom Mobile
telecom | 08/12/2022 4:33 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Shaw Communications Inc....
CRTC seeks to confirm Rogers-Shaw deal on cable lines
telecom | 08/12/2022 2:30 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to confirm that they have...
Big 3 fight back against ISED’s efforts to protect wholesale regime
telecom | 08/11/2022 5:50 pm EDT
Submissions to the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic...
OneSoccer demands carriage on Rogers
telecom | 08/10/2022 4:22 pm EDT
An independent soccer channel is petitioning the CRTC to force Rogers Communications Inc. to carry its programming on the telecom giant’s cable network. Timeless Inc., parent company of OneSoccer channel, has filed a seven-page document with the commission. Currently, only...
PIAC, CNOC detail disclosure request on Rogers outage
telecom | 08/08/2022 6:54 pm EDT
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to mandate that...
VMedia purchase will sweeten Freedom deal for regulators: Quebecor’s PKP
Media | 08/04/2022 5:37 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO has said the company’s recent...
Bell revenues up, profits down as company releases Q2 numbers
telecom | 08/04/2022 3:51 pm EDT
BCE Inc. announced revenues of $5.86 billion for the second quarter of 2022...
Rogers profit soars based off roaming and subscriber adds in second quarter
Media | 07/27/2022 4:59 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. reported a soaring profit margin for the...
After outage, Rogers vows to separate wireless and wireline networks; critics not impressed with CRTC response
Media | 07/25/2022 7:45 pm EDT
The July 8 nationwide Rogers Communications Inc. outage that was described as both "unprecedented" by Rogers executives and "unacceptable" by a senior government minister will...
Comp. commish has no issue granting Videotron intervenor status in Rogers-Shaw merger tribunal
telecom | 07/22/2022 5:38 pm EDT
The Commissioner of Competition said Quebecor...
After Rogers outage, Interac failure highlights need for more risk oversight, competition in payments space, observers say
telecom | 07/21/2022 4:03 pm EDT
On July 8, when Rogers Communications Inc.'s...
Rogers appoints new CTO weeks after national outage
telecom | 07/21/2022 12:52 pm EDT
Rogers Communication Inc. has appointed Ron McKenzie, the company’s former president of Rogers for...
INDU to hold hearings into Rogers outage, CIRA backs full public hearing at CRTC
telecom | 07/15/2022 5:20 pm EDT
The House of Commons Industry committee will launch hearings into the...
CRTC demands answers on Rogers outage
telecom | 07/12/2022 4:57 pm EDT
In an uncommonly strongly worded letter, the CRTC has asked Rogers Communications Inc. to provide a broad...
Champagne demands mutual assistance agreement from telecom companies after Rogers outage
telecom | 07/11/2022 5:55 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne...
Quebecor wants to make its case for Freedom divestiture to Competition Tribunal
telecom | 07/08/2022 2:15 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to...
UPDATED: Nationwide Rogers outage affecting wireline and wireless networks; PIAC calls for CRTC inquiry
telecom | 07/08/2022 10:44 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is in the midst of a...
In-footprint seamless handoffs hurt competition: Bell to CRTC
telecom | 07/06/2022 5:36 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to rescind its order to make seamless handoffs available for in-footprint coverage gaps, arguing that the order is harming competition by mandating Bell, Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. to make the revised changes in its wholesale...