Rogers enters agreement to acquire TTC mobile network operator

TORONTO – Rogers said Monday night it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which has the exclusive rights to build the Toronto Transit Commission’s wireless network. Rogers said it will leverage the acquisition, expected to close in the next two weeks, to increase capability of the 3G and 4G network and accelerate the deployment of 5G connectivity within two years and push to get 911 services across more of the underground system. “Today, TTC users with any mobile provider can call 911 only where the cellular network exists – on station platforms, concourses,...