TAGGED AS JOE NATALE
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 him. It battled the Competition Bureau in order to be allowed to take over Shaw Communications. Then there was the internecine squabble between chair Edward Rogers and his...
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 and other benefits he received from the company now that it has determined cause for his dismissal.
The counterclaim, filed Tuesday in response to Natale’s claims of...
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...
Comp. Bureau moves to block Rogers-Shaw merger; Quebecor “has apparently entered the process”: analyst
Media | 05/09/2022 4:32 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau has filed an application...
INDU says Rogers-Shaw should not proceed; expressed concern about CRTC regulatory decisions
telecom | 03/04/2022 5:22 pm EST
The House of Commons Industry committee has said...
Competition Bureau recommends overhaul of competition law
Media | 02/08/2022 5:47 pm EST
In reviewing mergers and acquisitions Canada's Competition Act should do...
Rogers keeps mum on post-ouster Natale consultation fee
Media | 11/30/2021 6:08 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has declined to adjust its calculation of the value of the acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. to include in its application to the CRTC the value of any consulting fee paid to ousted CEO Joe Natale, a week after the regulator asked it to do...
Rogers needs Shaw to sell CanCon alongside OTT services
Media | 11/22/2021 8:35 pm EST
Top brass from Shaw Communications Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc....
Rogers-Shaw CRTC hearing now has ‘extra element of intrigue’: analyst
Media | 11/17/2021 11:49 am EST
The Tuesday night announcement of the departure of Rogers Communications...
UPDATED: Board can’t change “at the stroke of a pen”: RCI
Media | 11/01/2021 5:25 pm EDT
Lawyers for Edward Rogers are arguing that the recently ousted chairman of...
Edward Rogers strikes back, seeks to remake Rogers board
Media | 10/22/2021 9:08 am EDT
In the latest twist in an increasingly public rift in one of Canada's...
Edward Rogers out as board chair, as Natale seeks to reassure investors amid Rogers boardroom drama
Media | 10/21/2021 5:52 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale said...
Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee
Media | 03/29/2021 7:40 pm EDT
On the opening day Monday of hearings into Roger's proposed acquisition of...
Regulatory approval of Rogers-Shaw deal will hinge on wireless: Execs, analysts
Media | 03/15/2021 8:30 am EDT
From the perspective of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale,...
Rogers revenues, profit fall due to roaming and overage drops
Media | 01/28/2021 3:08 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. announced a seven-per-cent fall in revenues and...
Rogers Q3 buoyed by wireless adds, sports advertising
Media | 10/22/2020 5:50 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. showed a rebound in its third-quarter earnings report Thursday, with media and wireless revenue roughly back to the levels they were at in 2019 following a second quarter that its CFO described as the "most volatile" the business had seen. ...
War of words between Cogeco and Rogers heats up
telecom | 09/16/2020 6:53 pm EDT
In a Wednesday afternoon press release, the board of directors for Cogeco Inc. accused the CEOs of both...
Cogeco wireless plans ‘probably part of the equation’ for Rogers: Ouimet
telecom | 09/15/2020 5:09 pm EDT
As Cogeco Inc.’s CFO speculated Tuesday that a bid for his company’s...
Rogers says it would keep Cogeco headquarters in Quebec
telecom | 09/04/2020 4:46 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. says if its proposed acquisition of Cogeco Inc.’s Canadian division went through, it wouldn’t move the headquarters, management team or operations of Cogeco’s media...
Rogers expands early 5G rollout
telecom | 09/01/2020 6:04 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. Tuesday announced a flurry of expansions to its 5G network, extending coverage to new cities and towns in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec. In January, Rogers announced it was...
Broadcaster pushes for new multilingual channel as COVID lobbying continues
Media | 07/14/2020 3:33 pm EDT
An Ontario-based ethnic broadcaster lobbying the government for funding to create a multilingual news channel to help Canadians access health information says it’s too early...
Network performance supports light regulatory touch: Bibic
telecom | 05/27/2020 6:58 pm EDT
The performance of networks in other countries during the COVID-19 crisis...
Rogers revenue drops 5%, withdraws guidance due to COVID-19
Media | 04/22/2020 3:44 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. recorded a five per cent drop in revenue in the...
Shaw founder JR Shaw dies at 85
telecom | 03/25/2020 2:23 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. founder JR Shaw has passed away at the age of 85, the company said Tuesday....
Telecoms close stores, offer free channels in response to COVID-19
Media | 03/16/2020 5:56 pm EDT
Telecommunication providers are closing retail stores, offering complimentary TV channels and continuing to waive overage fees on home internet plans as they respond to COVID-19. Xplornet...
Telecoms find silver lining in unprecedented number of CCTS complaints
telecom | 11/28/2019 6:00 am EST
Despite improvements in customer service that have lowered customer...
New no-data-overage plans drive down Rogers Q3
telecom | 10/23/2019 5:19 pm EDT
Wireless revenue for Rogers Communications Inc. struggled over the summer, primarily due to a...
CRTC meetings unrelated to OMNI, Rogers says in court filing
Media | 07/26/2019 10:25 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has filed a response in a court case challenging...
Freedom answers to ‘unlimited’, offers $0 phones on select plans
telecom | 07/25/2019 6:41 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom is responding to the wireless...
‘Unlimited’ plans leading to 50% more data use, Rogers says
telecom | 07/23/2019 5:26 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.’s CEO Joe Natale said there has been a 50 per cent increase in data use among the 365,000 customers who’ve adopted its “unlimited” data plans in the six weeks they have been in the market.
“Very healthy data usage growth, which was...
5G a race between countries, not carriers: Rogers’ Natale
Media | 04/18/2019 6:16 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale emphasized the $1.7 billion the...
Ever larger wireless data buckets belying consumption, Rogers says
Media | 01/24/2019 2:07 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. is pointing to higher data availability...
Rogers plans to advance Ignite at ‘thoughtful pace’ to replace legacy systems
telecom | 10/19/2018 6:42 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. top brass say they expect to see enough...
Cultural sector reaches out to Rodriguez
Media | 09/19/2018 6:12 pm EDT
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has met with creative groups in his first registered lobby...
Still lots of room for industry growth in wireless: Rogers CEO
telecom | 07/19/2018 2:36 pm EDT
Explaining the relentless pace of growth in Canada’s wireless industry, Rogers Communications Inc.’s CEO Joe Natale said Canada still hasn’t reached its peak potential for subscribing Canadians.
Natale noted that Canada is still only at 87 per cent penetration for...
Cogeco hires lobbyist with wireless spectrum expertise
telecom | 07/03/2018 11:54 am EDT
Amir Bigloo, who has a history of successful spectrum purchases as CEO of...
Balsillie-led Centre for Digital Rights registers to lobby
Media | 05/25/2018 12:33 pm EDT
A new organization called the Centre for Digital Rights (CDR) that is...
Security, data concerns drive two-phone phenomenon: Bell CEO
Media | 05/16/2018 11:16 am EDT
As stories about security and personal data breaches make the headlines,...
Rogers, Bell add junk food bill concerns to lobby efforts
Media | 04/25/2018 2:54 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. have registered to lobby the...
Rogers bounces back on wireless with 95,000 postpaid ads
Media | 04/20/2018 4:33 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. reported increases in wireless revenue and subscribers in the three months ending March 31, which it said drove its overall revenue up eight per cent over the year to $3.63...
Internet Society establishes lobby footing in Canada
Media | 03/27/2018 6:32 pm EDT
A decades-old organization that is pushing for a multilateral approach to decision-making on the future...
SWIFT takes fibre goals to the Hill
Media | 02/21/2018 5:57 pm EST
Over six years after it was established, a government-funded non-profit initiative seeking to deliver...
‘Technical issue’ hurt Rogers churn during Dec. wireless promos: CEO
telecom | 01/25/2018 4:54 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc.’s systems had a technical glitch that...
BPF registers to lobby amidst consumer group funding concerns
Media | 12/14/2017 2:25 pm EST
A few months after the emergence of a proposal asking the CRTC to shift funding away from the Broadcast Participation Fund (BPF), the organization that helps bring consumer interests in front of the commission has filed its first registrations to lobby the regulator and the...
Freedom set to support older iPhones with spectrum rejig, deployment
telecom | 10/26/2017 5:37 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it would move to redeploy...
Rogers unfazed by Freedom ‘Big Gig’ offer: CEO
telecom | 10/19/2017 4:34 pm EDT
Joe Natale isn’t worried about Shaw Communications Inc.’s move to offer its Freedom customers 10...
Bell ‘heartened’ by CRTC chair statements, CEO says
telecom | 09/27/2017 5:09 pm EDT
BCE Inc.’s top man George Cope said the company likes new CRTC head Ian Scott’s approach to balancing consumer and business interests....
Regional players shouldn’t qualify for spectrum set asides: Bell, Rogers
telecom | 09/12/2017 5:54 pm EDT
Two of Canada’s largest telecom companies aren’t overly enthusiastic...
Telus’ record low wireless churn difficult to sustain: CEO
telecom | 08/11/2017 4:20 pm EDT
Telus Corp. took some analysts by surprise when it reported postpaid wireless gains that leapfrogged its rivals in its second-quarter earnings Friday, with a record low 0.79-per-cent churn rate that the company’s president and CEO Darren Entwistle said would be difficult...
Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division
Media | 07/20/2017 5:16 pm EDT
Joe Natale, president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., reiterated...
Bell touts good relationship with PMO: Barclays
telecom | 05/08/2017 7:58 pm EDT
BCE Inc. believes the company currently has a “good working relationship” with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to a note from Barclays Capital analyst Phillip Huang, written following meetings...
Natale says ‘more work to do’ as he takes the reins at Rogers
Media | 04/19/2017 8:25 pm EDT
In his first day on the job, newly minted Rogers Communications Inc. president and CEO Joe Natale gave few details about his priorities, but said he’ll be working on a strategy in the coming...
Joe Natale to join Rogers next week
Media | 04/13/2017 4:29 pm EDT
After a series of high-profile departures from the company, Rogers Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it will welcome its new president and CEO next week. Former Telus Corp. head Joe Natale...
Frank Boulben to exit Rogers
Media | 04/04/2017 4:38 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.’s chief strategy officer, Frank Boulben, is leaving the company. Rogers spokesman Andrew Garas said in an email Tuesday Boulben would depart at the end of April. Boulben joined Rogers...
Natale to take Rogers’ top job in July: interim CEO
Media | 01/26/2017 6:56 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. incoming president and CEO Joe Natale will take the helm in July, the company announced as it reported fourth-quarter numbers that showed continuing growth in data usage among its wireless...
Rogers killing of in-house IPTV good move in long term, analysts say
Media | 12/16/2016 8:33 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has abandoned the development of its own IPTV platform and will instead launch an IPTV service using a platform from Comcast Corp., a plan analysts...
Canadian investors to acquire international telecom
telecom | 11/02/2016 7:28 pm EDT
A Canadian investment group has announced its intention to purchase the majority share in a United States-based telecommunications company, Trilogy International Partners, which has services in New Zealand and Bolivia. According...
Some concern about delay in Natale start date: analysts
Media | 10/18/2016 9:38 pm EDT
It could be mid-2017 before former Telus Corp. head Joe Natale takes over as CEO at Rogers Communications Inc., according to financial analysts, some of whom said Tuesday that the delay could have negative effects on the company. In a research note, Cannacord Genuity’s Aravinda Galappatthige wondered “whether the sudden leadership change and the period of nearly 10 months before Joe Natale steps in (not to mention the time required for the new CEO to ramp up) could potentially compromise the momentum we had been seeing at Rogers.” He...
Analysts optimistic about Natale at Rogers after Laurence’s surprise exit
Media | 10/17/2016 9:37 pm EDT
In an unexpected move, Rogers Communications Inc. has announced Guy Laurence is no longer CEO of the company and will be replaced by former Telus Corp. CEO Joe Natale, a choice...
Doug French replaces John Gossling as Telus CFO
telecom | 05/16/2016 4:51 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Monday it has appointed Doug French as executive vice-president and chief financial officer, while former CFO John Gossling is leaving the company to “seek other opportunities.” Though the move...
Darren Entwistle as Telus CEO is ‘less complicated’: analyst
telecom | 08/10/2015 6:18 pm EDT
After a little more than one year on the job, Telus Corp. announced Monday that Joe Natale has stepped down as president and CEO, and has been replaced by Darren Entwistle, who was Natale's predecessor in this job and has been the company's executive chairman ever since the previous changeover. In a press release,...
Nadir Mohamed to lead venture-capital fund
Media | 04/27/2015 7:24 pm EDT
Former Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Nadir Mohamed will lead a new venture-capital fund created by the Ontario government, the office of Premier Kathleen Wynne said on Monday. Mohamed will lead a council of about 30 business...
Regulators want investment-focused wireless industry: Natale
telecom | 09/18/2014 6:37 pm EDT
Telus Corp. CEO Joe Natale said Thursday he cannot predict what decisions will result from the upcoming CRTC hearings on the wireless wholesale market, though he feels Canadian regulators are likely to maintain a system that encourages investment in mobile networks. "I really don't believe that our government and our regulator wants to step away from an investment-oriented ... approach to the wireless business," he said during a CIBC investor conference in Montreal. Earlier this year, the federal government capped what carriers can charge one another for roaming access on their...
Rogers boss defends big spending on spectrum
Media | 09/10/2014 1:39 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.’s CEO on Tuesday said his competitors underestimate the value of wireless spectrum — something Rogers spent multiple times more money on than any other company in this year’s 700...
Wireless code effects include higher prices, slow customer growth: analysts
telecom | 08/12/2014 8:20 pm EDT
More than eight months after its implementation and more than a year after it was announced, effects of CRTC's wireless code include higher prices and slower growth in mobile-service subscribers,...
Telus to invest $2.8B in B.C. over 3 years
telecom | 05/05/2014 2:27 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Monday it will invest $2.8 billion in infrastructure in British Columbia, much of it designed to improve Internet and wireless coverage across the province, between now and 2016. It said in a press release that...
Public Mobile customers need new phones
telecom | 03/25/2014 5:44 pm EDT
Public Mobile, the wireless startup bought by Telus Corp. late last year, is telling its customers they will need new phones in May in order to be transferred to its new owner's mobile network. “We’re moving to...
Telus working on Public Mobile integration
telecom | 02/13/2014 6:55 pm EST
Telus Corp. is “assessing” the pricing plans it makes available to Public Mobile subscribers as it works to migrate those customers onto its LTE network this year, the company’s chief commercial officer said....