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Rogers expects to close MLSE acquisition in July

| 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 NBA TV Canada.  The commission approval announced Thursday, June 12 was one of the last markers for Rogers to hit in its bid to buy Bell’s 37.5 per cent interest...

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

| 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 approval from various sports leagues to purchase BCE Inc.’s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). Rogers already held 37.5 per cent prior to the deal.  Last year the...

Rogers holds onto NHL broadcast rights for another 12 years

| 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...

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

| 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....

MPs grill Rogers CEO on price increases during industry committee meeting

telecom | 12/03/2024 1:44 pm EST

MPs grill Rogers CEO on price increases during industry committee meetingRogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri was met with scrutiny during his virtual appearance in front of the House industry committee, facing questions about the...

INDU committee frustrated with Rogers CEO Staffieri, summons him to appear

telecom | 11/28/2024 4:57 pm EST

Staffieri applauds CRTC move to “level the playing field” in Ontario and Quebec; reports quarterly loss Members of the federal standing committee on industry and technology (INDU)...

Rogers announces $7B sale of minority stake in regional backhaul infrastructure

telecom | 10/24/2024 5:43 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. has announced a $7-billion-deal to sell a...

Rogers buys Bell’s stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7B

Media | 09/18/2024 12:05 pm EDT

Rogers and Bell logos in front of television screen.Rogers Communications Inc. is picking up BCE Inc.’s stake in Maple Leaf...

Edward Rogers named executive chair of Rogers Communications

telecom | 08/15/2024 1:14 pm EDT

Edward RogersEdward Rogers has been named executive chair of Rogers Communications Inc....

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profit

Media | 07/24/2024 4:33 pm EDT

Rogers reports growth in Q2 revenue, profitRogers Communications Inc. reported a successful second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Although the...

High spectrum costs are the villain in cellular prices, Big 3 tell INDU

telecom | 03/18/2024 3:52 pm EDT

MVNO decision arrives at a ‘tipping point’: Bell CEOThe presidents of the Big Three telecoms told the House of Commons Industry...

INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes

telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST

Federal government launches consultation on AI and copyrightAfter almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed...

Rogers reviewing CRTC decision to choose Quebecor MVNO rates

telecom | 07/26/2023 6:30 pm EDT

Rogers requests extension for Wireless Code changesRogers Communications Inc. will be reviewing the impact of the CRTC’s decision to choose  Quebecor Inc.’s offer for a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) access agreement, and may even go so far as to appeal the decision, according to its CEO Tony Staffieri....

Rogers reports strong first quarter of 2023

Media | 04/26/2023 5:02 pm EDT

Rogers reports strong first quarter of 2023Rogers Communications Inc. released its first quarterly report since it was granted approval to take over...

Rogers will be able to compete in a four-player market: Staffieri to investors

Media | 02/02/2023 4:43 pm EST

Rogers will be able to compete in a four-player market: Staffieri to investorsRogers Communications Inc. will not need more financing from the capital...

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice

Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST

On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choiceAll eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...

July outage, Shaw financing costs, to blame for Rogers profit drop

telecom | 11/09/2022 5:24 pm EST

July outage, Shaw financing costs, to blame for Rogers profit dropRogers Communications Inc.’s profit fell 24 per cent for the three months...

Rogers gets details on how Quebecor-Freedom deal harms competition

telecom | 09/13/2022 4:44 pm EDT

Quebecor spectrum sale has 'broad implications': BarclaysThe Competition Bureau responded Monday to Rogers Communications Inc.’s request for more information on why divesting Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile is not...

On Rogers-Shaw, focus shifts to network sharing agreements

Media | 05/25/2022 6:12 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionAs the Competition Bureau takes Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...

Rogers still expects Shaw deal to close in Q2

Media | 03/08/2022 5:44 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri has said that last week's announcement from Innovation...

Rogers needs Shaw to sell CanCon alongside OTT services 

Media | 11/22/2021 8:35 pm EST

Rogers needs Shaw to sell CanCon alongside OTT services 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

Rogers, Shaw execs mum on spectrum at Industry committee  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

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionLawyers 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

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionIn the latest twist in an increasingly public rift in one of Canada's...

Rogers CFO leaving the company

Media | 09/30/2021 10:27 am EDT

Rogers requests extension for Wireless Code changesRogers Communications Inc. announced Wednesday evening that CFO Tony Staffieri has left his post after about a decade with the company.  Rogers, which did not provide details about Staffieri’s departure, said his exit is effective immediately and that he has been replaced by interim CFO Paulina Molnar.  “On behalf of the Rogers team, I thank Tony for the many contributions he made to our company including ensuring the integrity of our financial reporting over the nearly ten years he served as our CFO,”...

Election outcome won’t stop Rogers-Shaw deal: Rogers CFO

Media | 09/13/2021 6:05 pm EDT

Whatever the outcome of the vote after polls close in the Sept. 20 federal election, it won't have much of an effect on regulatory approval of the proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. by...

Rogers profits down 53% in ‘most volatile’ quarter

Media | 07/22/2020 6:04 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc. posted a 17 per cent fall in revenue and a 53...

Rogers says further regulation could lead to capex cuts

telecom | 01/22/2020 6:09 pm EST

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionRogers Communications Inc. has warned that, depending on what regulatory...

Bell and Rogers execs say change to MVNO rules unlikely

Media | 09/11/2019 11:10 am EDT

Bell and Rogers execs say change to MVNO rules unlikelyWhatever the outcome of next month’s federal election, there will be no...

‘Real’ 5G coming in 2020: Telus CFO

telecom | 03/20/2019 6:17 pm EDT

Parts of Canada will see “real 5G,” as opposed to just trials, by late 2020, Telus Corp.’s chief financial officer Doug French told an investors’ conference Wednesday. That will only be possible after the conclusion of the 3.5 GHz spectrum auction, slated for 2020, he said. “You can do some pilots in certain areas with the current spectrum you have, but it's not going to be broadly spread,’ French said at the conference, hosted by Desjardins.  French noted, according to a transcript, that the exact timing and rules for that auction have yet to be announced. Telus has...

Telecom execs praise ‘healthier,’ ‘balanced’ regulatory environment

telecom | 09/26/2018 5:51 pm EDT

Representatives from BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. described a favourable relationship with regulators at a CIBC investors conference Wednesday, where they also addressed competition between...

Live TV streaming services opportunity for Corus, CEO says

Media | 06/13/2018 5:30 pm EDT

Live TV streaming services opportunity for Corus, CEO saysU.S.-based video services like Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube TV and Amazon.com...

Telus says smartphone-specific adds at least on par with competitors

telecom | 05/18/2018 2:54 pm EDT

Telus offering communication service for doctorsWhen paring the first quarter numbers down, Telus Corp.’s smartphone plan...

No slow-down for increases in data usage: telecoms

telecom | 03/23/2018 5:18 pm EDT

Executives from Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. don’t see demand for wireless data slowing down, they told an investors conference earlier this week. “We’re still seeing significant data growth in the wireless...

Rogers potential sale of Blue Jays, other assets could net $4B: Canaccord

Media | 12/06/2017 2:09 pm EST

Rogers potential sale of Blue Jays, other assets could net $4B: CanaccordThe sale of non-core assets Rogers Communications Inc. said it is...

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise division

Media | 07/20/2017 5:16 pm EDT

Rogers aims to improve churn, ‘reset’ enterprise divisionJoe Natale, president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., reiterated...

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...

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 profit down 53% after Shomi write-down

telecom | 10/17/2016 9:43 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. reported increased third-quarter revenues but lower net profits, in light of cutting its over-the-top (OTT) service Shomi last month. For the three-month period ended September 30, the company reported a revenue increase of three per cent to $3.49 billion from $3.38 billion in the same period last year. That was driven by a revenue increase over the year in the wireless (three per cent to $2.04 billion) and media (13 per cent to $533 million) divisions. However, its net income was down 53 per cent to $220 million compared to $464 million in the same period...

Rogers IPTV launch to coincide with skinny-basic offering

telecom | 06/17/2015 8:07 pm EDT

Rogers Communications Inc. will launch its IPTV service at about the same time it starts adjusting to new rules that require service providers to provide skinny-basic TV packages for no more than $25...