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Rogers reports strong first quarter of 2023
Media | 04/26/2023 5:02 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. released its first quarterly report since it was granted approval to take over Shaw Communications Inc.
The numbers, presented Wednesday, were robust and delighted market analysts. Later during the day, the company announced it would enter the...
Rogers will be able to compete in a four-player market: Staffieri to investors
Media | 02/02/2023 4:43 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. will not need more financing from the capital markets in order to close its deal to acquire Shaw Communications Inc., according to Rogers' chief...
On Rogers-Shaw, Champagne faces policy choice
Media | 01/26/2023 11:48 am EST
All eyes are on Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is the last line of defense for...
Rogers gets details on how Quebecor-Freedom deal harms competition
telecom | 09/13/2022 4:44 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau responded Monday to Rogers Communications Inc.’s...
After Rogers outage, Interac failure highlights need for more risk oversight, competition in payments space, observers say
telecom | 07/21/2022 4:03 pm EDT
On July 8, when Rogers Communications Inc.'s...
On Rogers-Shaw, focus shifts to network sharing agreements
Media | 05/25/2022 6:12 pm EDT
As 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 Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri has said that last week's announcement from Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, in which he said he would not allow the 'wholesale' transfer of Shaw Communications Inc.'s spectrum assets to Rogers as part of the...
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 CFO leaving the company
Media | 09/30/2021 10:27 am EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. announced Wednesday evening that CFO Tony Staffieri has left his post after...
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 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 Communications Inc. has warned that, depending on what regulatory decisions are made in 2020, the company may cut their capital expenditure investments below the low end of their guidance for the year.
Speaking on a conference call Wednesday with financial...
Bell and Rogers execs say change to MVNO rules unlikely
Media | 09/11/2019 11:10 am EDT
Whatever 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...
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
U.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
When paring the first quarter numbers down, Telus Corp.’s smartphone plan uptake rivaled its peers, if not beat them, despite comparatively lower new postpaid additions, a...
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
The 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
Joe 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...
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...