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OUTtv wins undue preference dispute with Rogers, denied mandatory carriage

| 11/28/2025 6:04 pm EST

OUTtv wins undue preference dispute with Rogers, denied mandatory carriageIt was win one, lose one for OUTtv Network Inc. when the CRTC issued two decisions on Friday, Nov. 28. The LGBTQ+-focused channel triumphed in a dispute with Rogers...

CRTC investigates Bell device financing plan for potential non-compliance with Wireless Code

| 11/28/2025 5:26 pm EST

CRTC investigates Bell device financing plan for potential non-compliance with Wireless CodeThe CRTC is looking for BCE Inc. to explain one of its device financing plans which the commission says might be in non-compliance with consumer protections set out in the...

CRTC directs working group to issue 988 routing plan by next May

| 11/27/2025 4:59 pm EST

CRTC directs working group to issue 988 routing plan by next MayThe CRTC has rejected a 988 service routing plan proposed by the Centre for...

CRTC dismisses Rogers complaint over MVNO decision

| 11/19/2025 6:03 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportThe CRTC has rejected an appeal by Rogers Communications Inc. seeking to overturn a ruling over mobile...

CRTC suspends deadlines in CCTS customer awareness proceeding

| 11/12/2025 5:04 pm EST

CRTC suspends deadlines in CCTS customer awareness proceedingThe CRTC is suspending the deadlines in a proceeding reviewing customer...

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor funding

| 11/11/2025 2:54 pm EST

Bell seeks withdrawal of voice services due to competitor fundingBCE Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the commission to remove the obligation to offer voice service when a competitor has received broadband funding....

Sportsnet World Series streaming strike-out caused by third-party issue, company says

| 11/04/2025 12:55 pm EST

Sportsnet World Series streaming strike-out caused by third-party issue, company saysRogers Communications Inc. property Sportsnet+ had...

Ericsson and union fight battle over worker jurisdiction as jobs offshore to India

| 11/03/2025 5:34 pm EST

Ericsson and union fight battle over worker jurisdiction as jobs offshore to IndiaEricsson AB and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1944 are locked in a...

Steelworkers end strike in Abbotsford against Rogers

| 10/31/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Steelworkers end strike in Abbotsford against RogersThe United Steelworkers Local 1944 has ended a four-and-a-half month strike against Rogers Communications...

Rogers customers get notified of 2021 service outage class action

telecom | 10/27/2025 4:31 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitThe class action lawsuit against Rogers Communications Inc. and its Fido...

Rogers revenue lifts up, adjusted profit down in Q3

telecom | 10/23/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc.’s total revenues were up slightly, by four per cent, from nearly $5.2...

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirements

telecom | 10/10/2025 6:55 pm EDT

Telecoms want CRTC to adjust service outage reporting, notification requirementsNew requirements changing how telecom companies must notify the CRTC about...

Cogeco, Eastlink get court hearing in appeal of CRTC wholesale access decision

telecom | 10/10/2025 11:09 am EDT

Cogeco, Eastlink get court hearing in appeal of CRTC wholesale access decisionA three-judge panel has voted unanimously to hear arguments from Cogeco...

Former Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed dies

telecom | 09/22/2025 2:31 pm EDT

Former Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed diesRogers Communications Inc. is mourning the death of its former CEO Nadir Mohamed. He joined the Toronto...

Telus accuses Rogers of anticompetitive motivation in blocking its ads

telecom | 09/10/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Roaming revenue not expected to fully recover until 2022: Telus CFOTelus Corp. is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of blocking it from advertising its telecom services on Rogers’ radio and TV stations to protect its own business. ...

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business 

telecom | 08/25/2025 12:04 pm EDT

UPDATED: WildBrain dropping TV broadcast business Children’s and family entertainment company DHX Television Ltd. (WildBrain) is shutting down its...

Federal judge orders jail time for pair accused of running pirated streaming site

telecom | 08/19/2025 6:02 pm EDT

Judge gavel on computer.Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton has ordered jail time for two...

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection charges

telecom | 08/15/2025 5:03 pm EDT

Bell and Rogers fighting over TPIA disconnection chargesBCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. are in a dispute over end-user change charges for third-party internet access (TPIA), with Bell accusing Rogers of charging the company $5 every time a wholesale customer cancels their service. Bell filed a Part 1 application with...

Telecoms push back on CRTC’s proposed botnet blocking expansion

telecom | 08/15/2025 4:54 pm EDT

Telecoms push back on CRTC's proposed botnet blocking expansionMajor telecommunications companies across Canada voiced strong opposition...

Rogers sells data centres to InfraRed Capital Partners

telecom | 08/14/2025 11:42 am EDT

Rogers sells data centres to InfraRed Capital PartnersRogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday, Aug. 14 that it is selling...

Toronto seniors without Bell service for seven weeks following fire

Media | 08/05/2025 5:25 pm EDT

Toronto seniors without Bell service for seven weeks following fireA fire at a Toronto seniors residence left residents without telephone or...

WildBrain undue preference complaint against Rogers dismissed

Media | 07/31/2025 2:17 pm EDT

WildBrain undue preference complaint against Rogers dismissedToronto-based DHX Television Ltd.’s WildBrain has not been disadvantaged by Rogers giving preference to its competitors, the CRTC has decided, thereby dismissing WildBrain’s complaint.  WildBrain distributes children’s programming through Family Channel, Family...

UPDATED: CUPE approves deal with Videotron; Rogers B.C. strike continues

Media | 07/24/2025 6:19 pm EDT

UPDATED: CUPE approves deal with Videotron; Rogers B.C. strike continuesVideotron, a division of Quebecor Inc., has reached a new agreement with members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) after workers in western Quebec ratified the...

Rogers revenue up, profit down in second quarter of 2025

Media | 07/23/2025 4:55 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. saw revenues rise slightly in the second quarter...

Cogeco and Eastlink file joint court appeal of wholesale fibre access decision 

Media | 07/21/2025 5:47 pm EDT

Cogeco and Eastlink file joint court appeal of wholesale fibre access decision Cogeco Communications Inc. and Bragg Communications Inc., parent company of...

Greater penalties needed for copper theft, telecoms maintain

telecom | 07/09/2025 11:21 pm EDT

Greater penalties needed for copper theft, telecoms maintainThe co-chair of the Canadian telecom network resiliency working group at...

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagrees

telecom | 07/04/2025 3:45 pm EDT

Amazon Prime ‘not anything like’ a BDU, CRTC panel told; union disagreesAmazon.com, Inc. is looking to draw a clear line between how it does...

APTN: From unlikely notion to cross-country broadcaster

telecom | 07/01/2025 9:55 am EDT

APTN: From unlikely notion to cross-country broadcasterIt seemed like a pipe dream when the idea was first broached, but determination, government support and a dedicated leadership brought the notion of an Indigenous television network into existence. It celebrated its 25th anniversary last September. The Aboriginal Peoples...

Corus posts another quarter of revenue, profit loss; employee costs down 7%

Media | 06/26/2025 6:14 pm EDT

CRTC hears plea from Corus for stronger broadcasting rules as Rogers calls for deregulationCorus Entertainment Inc. reported losses in revenue and profit for the...

Big broadcasters should not dominate over smaller rivals, Eastlink tells CRTC

Media | 06/26/2025 10:58 am EDT

Marielle Wilson, vice president of regulatory at Eastlink, speaks at a CRTC hearing.The broadcasting landscape is slanted in favour of the big players, a...

Telecoms want federal cabinet to overturn CRTC decision on high-speed access

telecom | 06/20/2025 6:23 pm EDT

Federal and territorial governments invest in NWT fibre linkMost Canadian telecom players want the federal government to step in to...

UPDATED: Rogers workers in Abbotsford, B.C. to strike Thursday

telecom | 06/17/2025 6:22 pm EDT

UPDATED: Rogers workers in Abbotsford, B.C. to strike ThursdayTwenty five employees of Rogers Communications Inc. in Abbotsford, B.C. are set to hit the picket line on Thursday, June 19 after talks with the Toronto-based telco broke down. The workers are members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944, which represents 280...

ITPA says it’s in favour of broadband labels for larger players at CRTC hearing

telecom | 06/12/2025 10:58 pm EDT

ITPA says it's in favour of broadband labels for larger players at CRTC hearingA consortium of small internet service providers...

Rogers expects to close MLSE acquisition in July

telecom | 06/12/2025 10:25 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.The CRTC has reached majority agreement that Rogers Communications Inc. can acquire BCE Inc.’s stake in...

UPDATED: Ztar Mobile seeks urgent CRTC order to stop Rogers service cut

telecom | 06/09/2025 1:22 pm EDT

UPDATED: Ztar Mobile seeks urgent CRTC order to stop Rogers service cutA reseller offering prepaid mobile services for retailers such as 7-Eleven...

Rogers gets league approvals to buy Bell’s stake in MLSE

telecom | 06/04/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.Rogers Communications Inc. revealed Wednesday, June 4 that it has received...

Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel told

telecom | 05/27/2025 6:40 pm EDT

Changing CanCon rules might benefit from broader consultation, CRTC panel toldA media company appearing at the last day of a CRTC hearing on redefining...

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’

Media | 05/27/2025 5:51 pm EDT

Rogers dismisses Bell’s channel packaging complaint as ‘trivial,’ ‘gamesmanship’Rogers Communications Inc. is urging the CRTC to...

Any content produced, commissioned by Canadian broadcasters should count under CanCon framework, Rogers argues to CRTC

Media | 05/23/2025 7:13 pm EDT

Any content produced, commissioned by Canadian broadcasters should count under CanCon framework, Rogers argues to CRTCIn the CRTC’s review of its framework identifying what qualities classify audio-visual productions as Canadian content (CanCon), Rogers Communications Inc. stated Friday,...

Telecoms want CRTC to review wireline voice service regulations

telecom | 05/15/2025 5:12 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming monthsSeveral telecoms are asking the CRTC to launch a proceeding looking at how...

CRTC confirms ILECs must offer small cell pole access to competitors

telecom | 05/14/2025 3:53 pm EDT

CRTC confirms ILECs must offer small cell pole access to competitorsIn a Wednesday, May 14 ruling, the CRTC told incumbent telephone companies...

Court orders Copyright Board to issue new distant signal tariff following dispute

telecom | 05/09/2025 5:45 pm EDT

Court orders Copyright Board to issue new distant signal tariff following disputeThe Copyright Board of Canada has been ordered by the Federal Court of...

Bell creates U.S. fibre firm, cuts dividend in first quarter report

telecom | 05/08/2025 5:52 pm EDT

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEOBCE Inc. has entered into a partnership with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) to create a fibre company in the United States, the Canadian telecom...

Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale looking to join Shopify board

telecom | 04/30/2025 5:27 pm EDT

Edward Rogers out as board chair, as Natale seeks to reassure investors amid Rogers boardroom drama Former Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale will seek election to...

Bell accuses Rogers of undue preference over Shaw Direct channel placements

telecom | 04/25/2025 6:52 pm EDT

Stingray, Rogers bolstering FAST channel optionsBCE Inc. is joining the roster of companies which have filed undue...

Rogers saga goes from the page to the stage in December debut

telecom | 04/22/2025 4:02 am EDT

Rogers saga goes from the page to the stage in December debutThe battle for control of the Rogers Communications Inc. empire was...

Rogers disputes OUTtv’s undue preference arguments, says it wants to negotiate

Media | 04/16/2025 4:48 pm EDT

OUTtvRogers Communications Inc. has responded to a Part 1 application filed with...

ITPA wants CRTC to lighten regulations on small incumbent phone companies

Media | 04/14/2025 5:44 pm EDT

Cogeco maintains it will launch Canadian wireless service in coming monthsThe Independent Telecommunications Providers Association is asking the CRTC to release its members providing wireline phone services of some of the “regulatory burden”...

Videotron suing Rogers for $91M over Freedom Mobile sale contract

Media | 04/10/2025 3:32 pm EDT

Rogers and QuebecorQuebecor Inc.’s Videotron is accusing Rogers Communications Inc. of...

From teenage actor to industry bigwig, Reelworld’s Tonya Williams is a powerhouse

Media | 04/07/2025 4:59 pm EDT

From teenage actor to industry bigwig, Reelworld's Tonya Williams is a powerhouseWhen Tonya Williams was a teenager in Toronto, she...

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline service

Media | 04/03/2025 11:17 am EDT

CAMH, telecoms disagree on improvements to 988 helpline serviceThe agency responsible for administering the 988 mental health helpline...

Rogers holds onto NHL broadcast rights for another 12 years

Media | 04/02/2025 10:50 am EDT

Rogers holds onto NHL broadcast rights for another 12 yearsRogers Communications Inc. has come to an agreement with the National...

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNAC

Media | 03/31/2025 4:31 pm EDT

CRTC grants telecoms exemption from wireless and SMS fees for CNACThe CRTC has decided that wireless data and short message service (SMS) revenues should not be considered when determining what telecoms should pay for the Canadian Numbering...

Telus confirms plan to sell minority stake in wireless tower network

Media | 03/27/2025 10:39 am EDT

Telecoms work to restore service after tornado; 27% of Canadians experience major outage due to weather, report findsTelus Corp. is planning to sell a minority stake in wireless tower...

Starlink should not be blocked from northern internet subsidy, parent company argues

Media | 03/25/2025 5:38 pm EDT

Starlink should not be blocked from northern internet subsidy, parent company arguesStarlink parent Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) says it would...

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rules

Media | 03/20/2025 5:53 pm EDT

Broadcasters differ on usefulness of CRTC’s undue preference, standstill rulesRogers Communications Inc. and its fellow broadcasters in the Canadian...

Uncertainty over US tariffs persists for Canadian telecoms, broadcasters

Media | 03/18/2025 3:31 pm EDT

Uncertainty over US tariffs persists for Canadian telecoms, broadcastersWith a trade war launched against Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Bell, Telus wholesale rates for pole access in certain provinces now interim rates 

Media | 03/11/2025 3:02 pm EDT

Bell, Telus wholesale rates for pole access in certain provinces now interim rates BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have seen their current wholesale...

Cogeco CEO open to eventual expansion of business, heralds AI use

Media | 03/06/2025 6:25 pm EST

Cogeco CEO open to eventual expansion of business, heralds AI useCogeco Communications Inc. may be a smaller player in the Canadian...

Wholesale internet rates must be the same coast to coast: Peladeau

Media | 02/28/2025 11:56 am EST

PKP proposes 20 per cent base contribution for foreign online platforms at CRTC hearingsWhile the CRTC’s recent decision to expand the wholesale fibre access framework across the country was a “step in the right direction” for Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl...

Projected salary increases for telecom employees down as Canadian companies cautious on pay raises

Media | 02/27/2025 11:46 am EST

Projected salary increases for telecom employees down as Canadian companies cautious on pay raisesA survey by consulting firm Normandin Beaudry has found that Canadian companies in general are exercising caution when it comes to increasing compensation to their employees....

BDUs fight back against OUTtv must-carry proposal

Media | 02/25/2025 5:04 pm EST

OUTtvCanada’s broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) are continuing their fight against a proposal by...

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobs

Media | 02/21/2025 4:09 pm EST

Rogers laying off customer service workers; Corus cutting Global News staff, radio jobsRogers Communications Inc. is laying off a number of its customer service workers.  Company spokesperson Zac Carreiro told The Wire Report in an emailed statement that the...

Government releases framework on expanding wireless service by satellite

Media | 02/21/2025 3:15 pm EST

ISED hears further efforts needed in consultation on Indigenous Priority Window for spectrumThe federal government has released a decision on enabling mobile phone...

Rogers fights back in dispute with Competition Bureau over ‘Infinite’ data plans

Media | 02/06/2025 6:03 pm EST

Rogers fights back in dispute with Competition Bureau over ‘Infinite’ data plansIn response to a suit filed by Canada’s Competition Bureau with the...

Rogers asks CRTC to reverse MVNO expansion decision

Media | 02/04/2025 4:28 pm EST

Rogers asks CRTC to reverse MVNO expansion decisionRogers Communications Inc. has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the commission to review...

CRTC will not change temporary wholesale decision; final decision still on the table

Internet and Governance | 02/03/2025 6:53 pm EST

CRTC proposes code of conduct for ISPsThe CRTC has decided not to change its temporary decision on the wholesale...

Rogers eying changes to federal immigration policies, tariff dispute heading into 2025

Internet and Governance | 01/30/2025 4:02 pm EST

Staffieri touts Rogers accomplishments in Toronto speechLeading into 2025, Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri says attention must be paid to a difficult-to-predict political environment in Canada and the United States. ...