Rogers shows off IPTV service to investors

Media | 06/17/2016 8:14 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. unveiled its new IPTV service to investors Thursday, according to analysts’ notes, though company spokesman Aaron Lazarus declined to comment Friday. Canaccord Genuity analyst Aravinda Galappatthige said in a Friday note that the service “represents a substantial leap from its existing legacy platform.” He noted the transition to cable from IPTV is likely to take almost five years. “The take-away for us is that the technical hurdle, which was always deemed to be formidable considering the historical difficulties of...

Is government easing off on spectrum-transfer policy?

telecom | 06/22/2015 8:59 pm EDT

Speculation that the federal government is poised to approve the acquisition of Mobilicity and its spectrum by Telus Corp. or Rogers Communications Inc. has some observers disagreeing whether this would represent a major departure for the federal government in its spectrum-transfer policy. Recent reports in the Globe and Mail indicated that both companies have submitted proposals to purchase Mobilicity. An article published Friday quoted letters from Industry Canada that were addressed to Telus and Rogers, indicating that both proposals are so far seen in a positive light by the government....