Cable / Telecom News

Competition Bureau alleging Rogers is misleading customers on ‘unlimited’ data

Rogers says being singled out is ‘concerning’ By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Three days after Rogers closed its acquisition of Shaw, the Competition Bureau launched an investigation into the cable company’s marketing of its “unlimited” wireless plans, saying it is misleading because the speed of the data is throttled after the monthly allotment is used. The investigation was revealed when the bureau filed a request to the Federal Court this week to compel Rogers to divulge information related to the deceptive practices inquiry, which was launched on April 6. The competition watchdog claims in its application that Rogers’s marketing of...