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Rogers sells Monday night NHL rights to Amazon Prime streaming service
Media | 04/25/2024 1:24 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it is entering into an agreement with Amazon.com Inc. that will see Amazon Prime take over coverage of Monday night NHL...
CCTS reports surge in Rogers, Bell, and Telus complaints
telecom | 04/25/2024 9:38 am EDT
Customer complaints against telecom and TV service providers surged by 43 per cent between Aug. 1, 2023 and Jan. 31, 2024, according to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services’ (CCTS) most recent mid-year report.
The report, released Thursday,...
Rogers releases Q1 results, announces 10-year deal with Comcast
Media | 04/24/2024 5:18 pm EDT
Following the release of its first quarter results of 2024, Rogers...
CRTC told not to grant FTTP access to big telecoms
telecom | 04/22/2024 6:25 pm EDT
A wealth of intervenors have told the CRTC that the large established telecoms should not be allowed to...
Updated: Quebecor scales back Manitoba expansion after CRTC access rate decision
Internet and Governance | 04/22/2024 6:16 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. announced that it is suspending the launch of its "data-rich"...
Google still opposes ‘unworkable’ bargaining process as stakeholders give CRTC Online News Act recommendations
Internet and Governance | 04/17/2024 6:52 pm EDT
Canadian broadcasters are encouraging the CRTC to...
Broadcasters oppose AMI’s proposed mandatory carriage rate increase
Media | 04/10/2024 6:49 pm EDT
Major broadcasters are opposed to Accessible Media Inc.’s (AMI) request to temporarily raise the mandatory carriage rates of its AMI-tv and AMI-télé channels, citing...
Wireless networks withstand effects of solar eclipse
telecom | 04/09/2024 6:26 pm EDT
Canada’s four major wireless carriers experienced major upticks in usage during Monday’s solar...
UPDATED: CRTC orders Cogeco to maintain TekSavvy’s access to facilities
telecom | 04/09/2024 1:15 pm EDT
The CRTC has ordered Cogeco Inc. to maintain TekSavvy Solutions Inc.’s...
Big Three push for wireless and SMS service revenues to be excluded from CNAC funding
telecom | 04/05/2024 6:15 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are...
Bell confirms appearance at heritage committee; responds to criticisms over job cuts
Media | 04/04/2024 6:16 pm EDT
In the wake of recent controversy surrounding BCE Inc.’s restructuring...
Telecoms prepare responses for solar eclipse
telecom | 04/02/2024 5:22 pm EDT
The April 8 solar eclipse is expected to have an impact on wireless networks as people increase their...
CRTC approves Rogers wireless project to boost connectivity in northern B.C.
telecom | 03/22/2024 6:42 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.’s funding application...
Globe and Mail reporter digs into story of Rogers Communications
Media | 03/21/2024 10:06 am EDT
The recent history of Rogers Communications Inc. has had more drama than anything broadcast on its CityTV network. The company poached its CEO Joe Natale from Telus Corp. only to ultimately dismiss...
CRTC looking to add a new radio station in Calgary, Alta.
Media | 03/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT
The CRTC is issuing a call for applications from interested parties wishing...
CRTC rejects Bell’s challenge against wireless attachment jurisdiction
telecom | 03/12/2024 5:06 pm EDT
The CRTC has dismissed BCE Inc.’s application challenging the regulator’s preliminary view that the attachment of wireless facilities to support structures owned or...
Champagne second-most lobbied minister, Hill Times finds
telecom | 03/12/2024 3:33 pm EDT
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne...
Frédéric Perron replaces Philippe Jetté at Cogeco
telecom | 03/11/2024 12:00 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. announced Monday morning that president and CEO Philippe Jetté is retiring immediately from the companies and will be replaced by Frédéric Perron. Perron was most recently president of...
Class action suit granted over Rogers’ 2021 service outage
telecom | 03/06/2024 1:09 pm EST
A trio of Quebecers has been granted leave to launch a class action suit against Rogers Communications Inc. and two subsidiaries over a service disruption in April 2021. The filing was submitted last...
Court authorizes class action lawsuit for phone unlocking fees
telecom | 03/05/2024 6:40 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class action lawsuit against...
Court rejects station’s request for Rogers to disclose subscriber info
Media | 03/04/2024 3:32 pm EST
The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed a request from RNC Media Inc. to order Rogers Communications Inc. to share the identities of some of its subscribers, also known as...
INDU committee passes motion to call on Big 3 telecom CEOs to testify
telecom | 02/29/2024 4:26 pm EST
The House of Commons committee on Industry met Wednesday to discuss...
Stingray, Corus, Pattison oppose Durham Radio’s expansion; Rogers wants CRTC to reconsider its plans
Media | 02/21/2024 4:20 pm EST
Corus Entertainment Inc., Stingray Radio Inc., and...
Rogers, Cogeco, Quebecor challenge ILECs at CRTC hearings
telecom | 02/16/2024 3:02 pm EST
Representatives from Cogeco Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. told the...
Reseller market is healthy, incumbents tell CRTC internet hearing
telecom | 02/15/2024 1:39 pm EST
Two large incumbent telecoms told the CRTC that broadband resellers are not...
Cogeco defends infrastructure upgrade amid TekSavvy dispute
telecom | 02/13/2024 4:58 pm EST
Cogeco Inc. is adamantly defending its right to upgrade infrastructure for...
Fibre needed for viable third-party access framework, CRTC hears
telecom | 02/13/2024 2:42 pm EST
If Canada is to have a viable wholesale market, high speed access needs to...
CRTC expands forbearance on regulation of high-capacity digital data services
telecom | 02/12/2024 4:13 pm EST
The CRTC announced Monday an expansion in forbearance from regulating...
CRTC, St-Onge highlight Bell’s profitability in response to 4.8K job cut, CTV and radio closures
Media | 02/08/2024 3:57 pm EST
BCE Inc. announced Thursday that it will be...
CRTC accepts Quebecor application for arbitration over MVNO with Telus
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:14 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Videotron and Freedom Mobile divisions have been granted a final offer arbitration (FOA) process by the CRTC. The company is in a dispute with Telus Corp. over...
Canadian telecom provider challenges CRTC’s decision in face of dominant carriers’ access to last mile fibre
telecom | 02/07/2024 2:01 pm EST
CIK Telecom is arguing to the CRTC that the...
Bell asks cabinet to overturn CRTC decision on fibre network access
telecom | 02/06/2024 5:48 pm EST
BCE Inc., filed a petition to cabinet Friday urging it to reverse a ruling...
CRTC releases consult over its jurisdiction on small cell pole attachments
telecom | 02/05/2024 5:54 pm EST
The CRTC has issued a call for comments on the attachment of wireless...
Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears
Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST
OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream...
Rogers announces Q4 results and completion of network slicing trial
telecom | 02/01/2024 3:49 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc., in partnership with Ericsson AB, announced it has successfully tested 5G network slicing technology, marking the first nationwide live test....
Rogers sisters leave board of directors in private settlement
telecom | 01/17/2024 3:07 pm EST
Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers are retiring from the telecom...
CCTS: Rogers received the most complaints about telecom services last year
telecom | 01/17/2024 11:13 am EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has become Canada’s most complained-about service provider, according to the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services’ (CCTS) annual report released on...
INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes
telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST
After almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...
Kitchener MDU pushes for upgrades to Bell’s legacy facilities in access dispute
telecom | 01/12/2024 1:17 pm EST
The owner of a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) in Kitchener, Ontario denies BCE...
Revenue and profit down for Cogeco Q1 as guidance continues
telecom | 01/11/2024 4:42 pm EST
Revenue and profits declined at Cogeco Inc. as the Quebec firm released...
Champagne says planned telecom price hikes go against policy direction
telecom | 01/05/2024 5:26 pm EST
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry is calling on Canadian...
SpaceX launches satellites for international coverage
telecom | 01/03/2024 4:21 pm EST
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has launched a group of satellites which will facilitate...
UPDATED: Quebecor alleges Bell breaching agreement on MVNO wholesale access
telecom | 12/21/2023 2:20 pm EST
This story has been updated with comment from BCE Inc.
Quebecor Inc., representing Videotron and Freedom Mobile, has lodged a formal complaint with the CRTC against BCE Inc., alleging...
CRTC advises telecoms it will not meet deadlines for TPIA action
telecom | 12/19/2023 4:47 pm EST
The CRTC has told several telecommunications providers it will not be able to render decisions as quickly as mandated in a variety of cases. It released a series of letters from Dec. 15 advising them of the new deadlines.
Cogeco Communications Inc., and Rogers...
Rogers activates three new cell towers along B.C.’s Highway 16
telecom | 12/15/2023 2:49 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has activated three...
Rogers completes Canada’s first satellite-to-mobile call
telecom | 12/14/2023 7:00 am EST
Rogers Communications Inc. and satellite-to-phone telecom provider Lynk...
Rogers sells all Cogeco shares to CDPQ to reduce Shaw debt
telecom | 12/12/2023 1:10 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in...
Telus asks CRTC to go easy on vBDUs for initial base contributions into broadcasting system
Internet and Governance | 12/08/2023 9:34 am EST
Gatineau, Que. – Telus Corp. asked the CRTC to...
Supreme Court to hear Telus’ appeal of CRTC access to public infrastructure decision
telecom | 12/07/2023 6:16 pm EST
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will hear Telus Corp.’s appeal of the CRTC’s decision not to oversee wireless access to municipal infrastructure.
On Thursday, the SCC...
Big Three respond to deaf and hard of hearing groups calls for better accessibility in network outage reporting
telecom | 12/06/2023 6:29 pm EST
Several proposals from deaf and hard of...
Rogers fires back at Competition Bureau over wireless plan investigation
telecom | 12/05/2023 5:47 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. is responding vehemently to the Competition...
Bell still opposed to Rogers’ application seeking changes to BNS services
telecom | 12/01/2023 4:58 pm EST
BCE Inc. has responded to a commission staff letter regarding Rogers...
3,800 MHz auction nets $2.2B in preliminary results
telecom | 11/30/2023 6:14 pm EST
Canada’s telecom industry have spent some $2.16 billion on the 3,800 MHz band of spectrum, according to...
Only foreign streamers should be paying contribution, CRTC told
Internet and Governance | 11/29/2023 10:48 am EST
Major broadcasters think that there should be a flexible contribution...
PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearings
Media | 11/21/2023 4:59 am EST
The long-awaited hearing on how the CRTC should...
Fizz offering $4/month plans in western Canada while in beta testing
telecom | 11/20/2023 3:04 pm EST
Quebecor Inc.'s Fizz went live in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, the...
Rogers announces 5G connectivity in all TTC subway stations
telecom | 11/17/2023 4:33 pm EST
Rogers Communication Inc.’s 5G network is now available in all remaining...
CRTC reopens Rogers application seeking changes to Bell’s BNS services
Internet and Governance | 11/16/2023 6:47 pm EST
The CRTC has reopened a Part 1 application originally submitted by Rogers Communications Inc. back in 2019, asking the regulator to make changes to BCE Inc.’s billed number...
Telecoms oppose remedies in NG911 Part 1 applications
telecom | 11/16/2023 2:37 pm EST
The major telecommunications companies in Canada oppose suggestions that they pay for pre-production...
Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss
telecom | 11/09/2023 4:40 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri...
Connected For Success program reflects key values: Rogers
telecom | 11/07/2023 5:23 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.--Programs to bridge the digital divide experienced in...
Facilities-based competition fuels Canadian telecom’s $77B contribution to GDP: CTA
telecom | 11/06/2023 2:15 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.— The Canadian...
Rogers defends bulk MDU deals as competitive practice
telecom | 10/30/2023 4:24 pm EDT
In an answer submitted to the CRTC last Thursday, Rogers Communications Inc. defended its multiple dwelling unit (MDU) bulk agreement practices, under fire by Beanfield Technologies Inc., saying it is good for competition and any changes should require broader...
Competitors rally behind Beanfield in fight against Rogers’ exclusive MDU agreements
telecom | 10/27/2023 6:46 pm EDT
Interventions coming in from the CRTC show...
Rogers closes Ottawa news station, returns licence to CRTC
Media | 10/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has shuttered its all-news station in the...
Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review
telecom | 10/19/2023 5:15 pm EDT
The debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA)...
Bell files leave to appeal over CRTC decision to renew its licence without hearing
Media | 10/16/2023 5:45 pm EDT
BCE Inc. filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal for leave to...
Holistic approach is needed to fix Canada’s telecom troubles: 2023 Competition Summit
Internet and Governance | 10/13/2023 5:30 pm EDT
Sentiment among speakers at the 2023 Canada...
CRTC investigating CIK Telecom Part 1s on MDU access
telecom | 10/06/2023 2:37 pm EDT
The CRTC is sending out requests for information on a pair of Part 1 applications brought to it by CIK Telecom Inc. The competitive carrier alleges it has been shut out of multi dwelling units (MDUs) in Richmond B.C. The company claims that Strata Corp., through its property management firm Rancho Management Services Ltd., has denied it access to...
APTN defends new structure proposal from broadcaster criticism
Media | 10/03/2023 4:29 pm EDT
APTN says its proposal to shift the terms of its licence will be good for...
5G services launch in busiest parts of TTC
Media | 10/02/2023 2:31 pm EDT
All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system now have access to 5G services...
OPINION: Bulk MDU deals no longer a rare occurrence
telecom | 09/29/2023 6:20 pm EDT
by Todd Hofley, vice-president, Policy and Communications, Beanfield
Like many industries, telecommunications has its share of good and bad behaviour. Good, from Beanfield’s perspective, means transparent, fair, reliable and always putting the customer first. Bad means...
Beanfield accuses Rogers of breaking MDU access rules with bulk agreements
telecom | 09/26/2023 7:11 pm EDT
Beanfield Technologies Inc. has called out Rogers Communications Inc. over...
Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections
telecom | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT
As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...
Rogers partners with SpaceX to detect wildfires
telecom | 09/21/2023 1:47 pm EDT
As the wildfire season continues to spread, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday it has joined...
CRTC denies TekSavvy application alleging undue preference from Rogers-Quebecor OTAs
telecom | 09/15/2023 5:20 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application brought forward by TekSavvy Solutions Inc....
All carriers to provide TTC services by October 3: ISED
telecom | 09/11/2023 1:07 pm EDT
All passengers on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system must have cellular connectivity, regardless of carrier, next month, announced Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday.
This announcement comes two weeks after the department of...
Squamish BC gets new FM station to compete with Rogers
Media | 09/08/2023 5:41 pm EDT
The CRTC Friday granted an FM licence to Four Senses Entertainment Inc. to...
Bell sends letter to appeal court backing Rogers; PKP not surprised
telecom | 09/07/2023 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc. is backing Rogers Communications Inc. in its appeal over a CRTC...
Rogers countersues ex-CEO Joe Natale
telecom | 09/05/2023 6:37 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. is countersuing ex-CEO Joe Natale, arguing he should pay back the severance...
No financial justification to increase skinny basic rate from $25 to $28: CRTC
Media | 09/05/2023 3:40 pm EDT
The CRTC denied an application by BCE Inc., Bragg Communication Inc.’s...
CRTC approves mandatory carriage for Francophone TV station despite incumbent opposition
Media | 08/31/2023 5:18 pm EDT
The CRTC added Natyf Inc., a Francophone station...
Rogers awarded $13 million from Competition Bureau in Shaw deal
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:29 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has been awarded nearly $13 million in costs...
Rogers asks CRTC to dismiss discrimination claims from Telus in TTC dispute
telecom | 08/30/2023 3:34 pm EDT
As the Toronto subway network access dispute continues, Rogers...
Rogers unveils 5G service on Toronto subway
telecom | 08/23/2023 2:39 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has rolled out its 5G wireless service on some stations on the Toronto Transit...
Longtime Rogers executive Philip Lind dies at 80
Media | 08/21/2023 2:10 pm EDT
Philip Lind, one of the earliest hires at Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 80, the company announced Sunday. He joined the fledgling firm in 1969 when he was hired by founder Ted Rogers.
“Phil worked for Rogers for 54 years, nearly 40 of them with my...
Ex-Rogers CEO Joe Natale sues company for alleged wrongful dismissal
telecom | 08/18/2023 5:01 pm EDT
The former CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. Joe Natale is suing the...
CRTC directed to include modified U.S. home shopping programs as authorized foreign programming services
Media | 08/16/2023 6:03 pm EDT
The CRTC is being directed to include modified...
CRTC denies request from Rogers-owned radio station to lower CanCon requirement
telecom | 08/10/2023 4:32 pm EDT
The CRTC has denied a request from Rogers Communications Inc. to delete the...
Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC
Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT
Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC...
CBC request to alter CPE, PNI, expenditures is result of licence renewal flaw: Friends
Media | 08/01/2023 6:35 pm EDT
Canadian public broadcasting advocacy group Friends says CBC/Radio-Canada’s request that the CRTC amend its conditions of licence (COL) to exclude Olympic and Paralympic...
OPINION: Freedom may never be a fourth national player, and consumers need more data
Media | 07/28/2023 6:19 pm EDT
By John Lawford, executive eirector and general counsel of the Public...
Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates
telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s...
CRTC’s choice of Quebecor MVNO rates comes as no surprise: Analysts
telecom | 07/25/2023 4:51 pm EDT
Industry analysts said it is no surprise that the CRTC selected Quebecor...
Champagne orders ISED to start expedited consult over TTC access rights
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:53 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that he is...
CRTC urged to put a moratorium on broadband fund contributions
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:37 pm EDT
Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...
Broadband interventions begin to flow into CRTC
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 3:48 pm EDT
The CRTC has published some of the interventions for its proceeding into the Broadband Fund. Most of the...
Rogers’s proposal to expand PNI categories requires larger public consultation: CMPA
Media | 07/20/2023 4:36 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposal to change...
Telus backs Bell request on TTC; Quebecor does not
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:31 pm EDT
Telus Inc. has lent its support to BCE Inc.’s complaint about Rogers Communications Inc.’s handling of connectivity in the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) subway system, calling for the commission to approve Bell’s...
Rogers and TVA secure site-blocking order against illegal baseball live streams
telecom | 07/19/2023 4:26 pm EDT
The Federal Court has issued a site-blocking order against several alleged unauthorized MLB live streams, continuing its crackdown on online piracy.
The court order,...