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Rogers sells all Cogeco shares to CDPQ to reduce Shaw debt
telecom | 12/12/2023 1:10 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. has divested itself of all of its shares in Cogeco Inc. and its subsidiary Cogeco Communications Inc. The deal was announced Monday evening after the markets closed. The buyer is the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
The...
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 company for $24 million, claiming it is in breach of contract and that he was wrongfully dismissed,...
Call for broadcast participation fund cash injection gets support at CRTC
Internet and Governance | 05/31/2023 3:06 pm EDT
A group of consumer advocacy organizations have received some support for...
Federal Court and Competition Tribunal didn’t understand Rogers-Shaw merger: Prof
Internet and Governance | 05/16/2023 4:33 pm EDT
OTTAWA–The Federal Court of Appeal and the Competition Tribunal did not...
Ex-minister Navdeep Bains joins Rogers c-suite
Media | 04/20/2023 5:14 pm EDT
Former Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has been appointed Rogers Communications Inc.'s chief corporate...
Rogers-Shaw, Freedom-Quebecor deals finally closed
telecom | 04/03/2023 3:56 pm EDT
After a two-year struggle, Rogers Communications Inc. has successfully completed its takeover of Shaw...
UPDATED: Champagne blesses Rogers-Shaw wedding; critics bemoan ‘dark day’
telecom | 03/31/2023 9:11 am EDT
OTTAWA–Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is permitting the transfer of Freedom Mobile licences from Shaw Communications Inc. to Quebecor...
Competition Bureau releases recommendations for changes to law
Internet and Governance | 03/15/2023 5:24 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau Wednesday released its recommendations regarding...
Champagne plays coy on Rogers-Shaw announcement, vows lower prices
Media | 02/14/2023 12:29 pm EST
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says...
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...
Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor extend their deadline once again
telecom | 01/30/2023 4:02 pm EST
The three companies at the center of one of the biggest mergers in Canadian...
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...
Updated: Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Competition Bureau case
Media | 01/24/2023 3:08 pm EST
Tuesday afternoon the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the...
Globalive seeks to become national carrier by buying Manitoba spectrum
telecom | 01/23/2023 2:59 pm EST
Frustrated in its attempt to buy Freedom Mobile back from Shaw...
Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless
telecom | 01/20/2023 5:34 pm EST
The CRTC is starting a fresh chapter with new...
Telecoms file arguments in Competition Bureau appeal of Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 01/18/2023 7:31 pm EST
All eyes in the telecom world will be focused on the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) next Tuesday when it hears the appeal from the Commissioner of Competition over the proposed...
Competition Bureau undercuts its own case, National Bank analyst maintains
Media | 12/21/2022 3:25 pm EST
As spectators await the release of a decision in the takeover of Shaw...
CRTC’s regulatory policy plays central role in Rogers-Shaw closing arguments
Media | 12/16/2022 9:47 am EST
In the drama that has unfolded in front of the Competition Tribunal over...
Rogers-Shaw decision a ‘watershed moment’ either way, the parties agree in closing arguments
Media | 12/09/2022 3:52 pm EST
Nearly a month of evidence from industry experts,...
Rogers presents experts as Tribunal hearings edge toward end
telecom | 12/02/2022 2:54 pm EST
A retired Queen's University economics professor believes that the CRTC has...
Videotron more effective owner of Freedom than Shaw, expert testifies
telecom | 11/29/2022 2:38 pm EST
An expert witness for Shaw Communications Inc. took issue Monday with earlier testimony from Competition Bureau experts over the proposed takeover of the western telecom by...
Rogers-Shaw integration should be completed within three years, Tribunal told
telecom | 11/25/2022 12:10 pm EST
The integration of Shaw Communications Inc. properties into the network of...
‘Extremely difficult’ to sell to Rogers, Brad Shaw tells Tribunal
telecom | 11/24/2022 11:13 am EST
Shaw Communications Inc. CEO Brad Shaw told the Competition Tribunal...
Videotron takeover of Freedom “dream scenario”, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/22/2022 7:46 am EST
The takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile unit by...
Competition Bureau witness argues wireline essential for wireless offering, has credibility challenged by Rogers and Quebecor
telecom | 11/18/2022 2:15 pm EST
Respective lawyers representing Rogers...
Gov. seeking comments in review of Competition Act
telecom | 11/17/2022 11:14 am EST
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced Thursday that the government is seeking...
Lawyer, tribunal witness spar over whether Rogers-Shaw merger will bring higher quality to customers
telecom | 11/17/2022 10:44 am EST
An anti-trust expert refuted a Rogers...
Freedom stronger under Shaw than Videotron, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/16/2022 1:26 pm EST
Freedom Mobile is less likely to be a strong national player under Quebecor...
CRTC orders B.C. to give Rogers and Shaw same deal it gives Telus for relocation costs
telecom | 11/15/2022 5:17 pm EST
The CRTC is directing the province of British...
Rogers-Shaw Tribunal hearings reveal the extent of Telus efforts to block merger
Media | 11/14/2022 5:59 pm EST
The second week of the Competition Tribunal's hearing into whether or not Rogers Communications Inc. should be allowed to acquire Shaw Communications Inc. and sell Shaw's...
Distributel wouldn’t be able to offer Shaw pricing if it bought Freedom, Tribunal hears
telecom | 11/11/2022 11:37 am EST
Distributel Communications Ltd. attempted to...
Freedom Mobile sales hurt by merger uncertainty, dealer says
Media | 11/09/2022 10:52 am EST
Service and sales improved when Shaw Communications Inc. bought Wind Mobile...
Rogers-Shaw merger will create competition for Telus in the west: Rogers, Shaw lawyers
Media | 11/07/2022 6:07 pm EST
While on opposite sides of the Competition...
PKP still hopeful over Freedom acquisition despite unfruitful mediation with Competition Bureau
Media | 11/03/2022 4:29 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. released its third quarter figures...
Eyes turn to tribunal hearing as mediation fails in Rogers-Shaw merger
telecom | 10/28/2022 3:05 pm EDT
Two events this past week – Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne's press conference on Tuesday and the apparent collapse Thursday of mediation talks between the...
Champagne announcement may signal eagerness to approve Rogers-Shaw deal: analysts
Media | 10/26/2022 2:56 pm EDT
Financial analysts reacting to Tuesday's announcement from Innovation...
ISED lays out ‘expectations’ for Quebecor’s national debut, should Competition Tribunal allow it
telecom | 10/25/2022 6:52 pm EDT
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne...
Rogers, Shaw, accused of fishing expedition over Bell, Telus, subpoenas
Media | 10/20/2022 12:37 pm EDT
Telus Corp. and BCE Inc. have accused Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
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...
Rogers wants more details on how Québecor-Freedom deal allegedly harms competition
Media | 09/09/2022 5:02 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. wants competition commissioner Matthew Boswell...
CNOC takes issue with Shaw’s proposed costs for new 1.5 gigabit service
telecom | 09/07/2022 4:07 pm EDT
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada is taking issue with a costing...
BREAKING: Bell to acquire Distributel
telecom | 09/02/2022 4:00 pm EDT
In the latest in a series of acquisitions in the ISP sector this year, BCE Inc. is seeking to acquire one...
Rogers buys itself one-year extension with bondholders to close Shaw deal
telecom | 09/01/2022 5:12 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. has more time to close its acquisition deal with...
Quebecor’s Freedom purchase enough to establish fourth national competitor, Rogers tells Comp. Tribunal
telecom | 08/23/2022 5:44 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s intent to purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom Mobile is enough to ensure its position as “an effective fourth wireless carrier” in Canada...
Britain and Australia provide example for internet ads, PIAC says
telecom | 08/17/2022 6:52 pm EDT
Canada should look to Britain and Australia for lessons on how to regulate...
Comp. Bureau’s silence on anti-competitive complaint allowing abuse of dominance to persist: TekSavvy
telecom | 08/17/2022 6:13 pm EDT
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has told the Competition...
Quebecor inks agreement to buy Shaw’s Freedom Mobile
telecom | 08/12/2022 4:33 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Shaw Communications Inc....
CRTC seeks to confirm Rogers-Shaw deal on cable lines
telecom | 08/12/2022 2:30 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to confirm that they have...
VMedia purchase will sweeten Freedom deal for regulators: Quebecor’s PKP
Media | 08/04/2022 5:37 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO has said the company’s recent purchase of VMedia Inc. will put it in a position to bundle services and convince the regulators that its...
Comp. commish has no issue granting Videotron intervenor status in Rogers-Shaw merger tribunal
telecom | 07/22/2022 5:38 pm EDT
The Commissioner of Competition said Quebecor...
Quebecor wants to make its case for Freedom divestiture to Competition Tribunal
telecom | 07/08/2022 2:15 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to...
Competition Bureau not satisfied with Freedom divestiture to Quebecor
Media | 07/06/2022 9:55 am EDT
In a Wednesday morning joint statement, Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
PIAC looking at legal options after Heritage says GIC has no jurisdiction in Rogers-Shaw petition
Media | 06/23/2022 6:56 pm EDT
In a letter from the Deputy Minister of Canadian...
Lack of network sharing arrangement “notable” in Quebecor Freedom deal: analyst
telecom | 06/20/2022 5:34 pm EDT
The biggest piece of Friday night's blockbuster...
Quebecor to buy Freedom Mobile for $2.85b
telecom | 06/18/2022 9:35 am EDT
In a development that may pave the way for the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says
telecom | 06/01/2022 4:06 pm EDT
OTTAWA–Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron service is still eager to buy Freedom...
Rogers-Shaw deal on hold until Competition Tribunal proceeding
Media | 05/30/2022 5:20 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have reached an...
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 Communications Inc. to the Competition Tribunal to block the merger of the companies, conversation on what will be required to get the deal done has shifted to whether or not a network sharing agreement is a...
Network sharing deal with Telus strengthens Globalive bid for Freedom: analysts
telecom | 05/20/2022 4:28 pm EDT
The reported network sharing deal inked between Freedom Mobile-hopeful...
Heritage committee calls for rejection of Rogers-Shaw deal
Media | 05/18/2022 4:34 pm EDT
The House of Commons Heritage committee is arguing against the merger of...
Comp. laws are too focused on price: Lawson Hunter
Media | 05/16/2022 7:21 pm EDT
Canada's competition laws have become too sensitive to price, particularly in mergers, and should instead...
“A very strong opening” to Shaw-Rogers Competition Tribunal proceeding: former Competition Bureau advisor
Media | 05/12/2022 5:49 pm EDT
The recent move by Canada's competition watchdog...
Telus and IBG row in behind NPF-PIAC petition against Rogers-Shaw CRTC approval
Media | 05/10/2022 4:53 pm EDT
A joint petition to cabinet from the National Pensioners Federation and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (NPF-PIAC) to overturn the CRTC's approval of the broadcast...
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...
Singh calls for halt of Rogers-Shaw merger, PIAC appeals to cabinet
Media | 04/27/2022 4:38 pm EDT
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called once again for the government to disallow...
Telecom consultant says Rogers-Shaw merger, inflation, enough to spark forbearance reassessment
Media | 04/21/2022 12:20 pm EDT
A Toronto-based telecom and broadcasting consultant is arguing to the CRTC that Rogers Communications Inc.’s pending...
Shaw revenues dip in second quarter results
telecom | 04/13/2022 12:39 pm EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. announced a fall in revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2022, the...
Little support for CRTC forbearance policy review following Part 1 application
telecom | 04/12/2022 3:53 pm EDT
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is the only...
CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service
telecom | 04/12/2022 3:19 pm EDT
The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) is calling on the CRTC to reverse a planned service...
CRTC sides with regional wireless carriers in roaming decision
telecom | 04/06/2022 6:24 pm EDT
The CRTC mostly accepted the arguments of small wireless carriers against...
CRTC approves, with changes, Shaw’s 1500 wholesale service
telecom | 04/05/2022 4:47 pm EDT
Tuesday the CRTC approved an application by Shaw Communications Inc. to...
UPDATED: CRTC approves Rogers-Shaw broadcasting acquisition
Media | 03/24/2022 4:33 pm EDT
The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.'s acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.'s broadcasting assets, meaning that the companies have now cleared the first of three regulatory hurdles on the way to cementing the merger.
In a Thursday afternoon release after...
Quebecor cautions regulators on Globalive bid for Freedom
telecom | 03/16/2022 4:55 pm EDT
Asked if the odds of Quebecor Inc. purchasing Shaw Communications Inc.'s...
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...
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...
UPDATED: Champagne to deny ‘wholesale’ transfer of spectrum from Shaw to Rogers
telecom | 03/03/2022 5:10 pm EST
Updated on March 3 at 5:46 p.m.
Innovation...
Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP
Media | 03/02/2022 7:16 pm EST
Community-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that meet high journalistic standards,” and the Online Streaming Act should be amended to ensure...
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...
Cogeco more interested in MVNO than Freedom
Media | 01/14/2022 5:04 pm EST
The addition of Shaw Communications Inc.'s Freedom Mobile brand, should Shaw be forced to sell it off by...
Shaw reports $33M increase in profit for Q1 2022
Media | 01/12/2022 4:41 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. saw a 20.2 per cent increase in its net earnings this quarter, jumping from $163...
Revenues dropped in 2020, EBITDA margins increased in 2020: CRTC CMR report
telecom | 12/15/2021 6:00 pm EST
Overall, telecommunications companies pulled in some $53.4 billion in 2020,...
CRTC denies French-language organization request to intervene late in Rogers-Shaw merger
Media | 12/15/2021 4:53 pm EST
The CRTC denied a Quebec organization representing...
Interveners not swayed by Rogers-Shaw arguments at CRTC merger hearing
Media | 12/14/2021 6:04 pm EST
Numerous interveners of the CRTC's Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw...
CRTC approves wholesale high-speed access tier for Shaw
telecom | 12/10/2021 3:40 pm EST
Shaw Communications Inc. was given approval by the CRTC Friday for a new...
Singh calls for price caps on wireless and internet bills, opposes Shaw takeover
telecom | 12/07/2021 5:01 pm EST
OTTAWA – NDP leader Jagmeet Singh reiterated his party’s call for lower...
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...
Safeguards can’t justify Rogers-Shaw merger: Bell to CRTC
Media | 11/25/2021 6:35 pm EST
No amount of proposed remedies will undo the damage of Rogers...
At CRTC, Cogeco cites Rogers opposition to Bell-Astral merger
Media | 11/25/2021 10:05 am EST
On the third day of CRTC hearings into the proposed takeover of Shaw...
CRTC approves Rogers new wholesale high-speed access service tier, ignores TekSavvy wholesale customer concerns
Media | 11/24/2021 3:58 pm EST
The CRTC approved on an interim basis a proposal...
Rogers-Shaw merger will result in content exclusivity, “force” consumer to switch services: Telus
Media | 11/23/2021 6:10 pm EST
Telus Corp. executives told the CTRC that if the...
CPAC doesn’t see undue influence on its operations if Rogers-Shaw merger approved, giving incumbent majority shares
Media | 11/23/2021 2:42 pm EST
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. (CPAC) is bringing forward an amendment at its annual general meeting that a majority of shareholders are required to approve any shareholder...
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...
CRTC denies request for delay in Roger-Shaw hearing
Media | 11/15/2021 9:56 am EST
The CRTC has denied a request by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the National Pensioners...
Telus still wants CRTC to delay Rogers-Shaw hearing despite court decision on board control
Media | 11/11/2021 4:24 pm EST
One of Canada’s telecom incumbents is urging the...
CRTC should proceed with Rogers-Shaw hearing: Rogers, analyst
telecom | 11/08/2021 1:40 pm EST
Rogers Communications Inc. says there is no reason to delay the CRTC on its...
Please don’t delay merger hearing: Rogers to CRTC
Media | 11/03/2021 5:59 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc.'s regulatory team can present the company's...
Shaw closes out fiscal year with increase in revenue, wireless subs.
Media | 10/29/2021 5:26 pm EDT
Shaw's overall revenue increased 2.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, up to...
Rogers ordered to put employment and programming data on the public record for merger hearing
Media | 10/22/2021 6:21 pm EDT
The CRTC ordered Rogers Communications Inc. to...
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 he’s “got strong unequivocal support from the board to direct the strategy of the company," after the Board of Directors...