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Telecom and TV consumer complaints increase 61 per cent: CCTS
Rogers offering voluntary buyouts to roughly half of 25K employees: report
Rogers is offering voluntary departure packages to roughly half of its employees, excluding those at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), according to a report in The Globe & Mail.
The looming buyouts are said to impact roughly half of its 25,000 employees. Those ineligible include on-air talent and Sportsnet employees at Rogers Sports and Media, the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as unionized employees, according to the report.
“We are taking steps to adjust our cost structure to reflect the business realities of the current environment,” a Rogers spokesperson told the Globe….
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By Ahmad Hathout
The department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is temporarily authorizing SpaceX’s use of the E-band after receiving broad support.
The American aerospace company filed a request with ISED in December requesting that its Starlink broadband satellite service be able to utilize the E-band (71-76 GHz downlink and 81-86 GHz uplink) for fixed satellite service (FSS) communications between its satellites and gateway earth station located at Saint-Laurent, Quebec and Janet, Alberta, which are currently serving users via the Ka-band. The E-band is used by terrestrial wireless network providers for backhaul, and SpaceX wants to use…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC on Friday set the final wholesale access rates to the bundled fibre networks of the incumbent telcos, keeping them “similar” to the existing rates set in 2024 because of their success in inducing new offerings in the market.
“The final rates set in this order are similar to those interim rates, which dozens of competitors have successfully been using to bring new offers to market and attract tens of thousands of new customers,” the CRTC said Friday.
Indeed, the final rates are mostly only slightly changed. For access to Bell’s FTTP facilities, between 3 Mbps and 1.5…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC ruled Thursday that Rogers does not need to continue putting money into the Shaw Rocket Fund past August 2025, rejecting the fund’s request to extend that date by at least a year.
The Certified Independent Product Fund (CIPF), which bankrolls children’s programming, had asked the CRTC last summer to stop Rogers from pulling the plug on the funding, which was a condition of its acquisition of Shaw. The fund argued that the CRTC’s 2023 renewal of Rogers’s licence to August 31, 2026 is just an extension of the current licence term, which means…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Cabinet has declined to overturn petitions challenging the CRTC’s decision to allow the three largest telecommunications companies access to the wholesale internet framework, arguing the regulator has instituted investment protections and has an opportunity to solidify the balance between that and competition by setting final access rates.
“The Governor in Council considers that bringing down costs for Canadians is a key priority and that restricting larger telecommunications service providers from accessing mandated wholesale high-speed access services, as requested in the petitions, would reduce the level of competition and consumer options in the retail high-speed Internet services market,” said…
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Rogers lower capital spending for “foreseeable future”
By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers expects its sports and media business to exceed $25 billion following the purchase of the remaining 25 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), which it targets for closing later this year.
The call and put options for the purchase and sale, respectively, are coming due in July for Rogers to nab Kilmer Sports’s equity in the empire that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Argonauts, and Toronto Football Club. (Rogers became a 75-per-cent owner when it purchased Bell’s 37.5 per cent stake in the…
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Rogers on Tuesday announced new 5G+ plans bringing customers more benefits and premium features, including a 5G+ Ultimate plan that offers priority network access and a five-year price guarantee.
Currently priced at $95 per month, the 5G+ Ultimate plan includes unlimited high-speed data, up to 2 Gbps speeds, roaming in up to 64 global destinations, unlimited calling to 27 countries, free access to Rogers Satellite for 24 months, and priority network access that gives subscribers front-of-the-line access to the fastest speeds available, even during peak times, Rogers said. When bundled with Rogers Xfinity internet…
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Rogers announced last week the expansion of its Rogers Xfinity Multiview feature, allowing Xfinity TV customers to now watch up to four live sports games at once on one screen via their set-top box.
Rogers Xfinity customers can use their voice remote to access Multiview and select up to four live sporting events from a pre-determined list on Sportsnet. Customers can also access the feature by selecting a Multiview banner or tile on their set-top box homepage or in the guide. Once customers are using Multiview, they can spotlight, select audio and switch between…
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ISED approves SpaceX use of E-band
CRTC makes final wholesale fibre rates similar to interim, disappointing wholesalers
CRTC says Rogers does not need to continue putting money into Shaw Rocket Fund
Cabinet declines to overturn Big Three access to wholesale internet ahead of final fibre rates
Following 100% MLSE ownership, Rogers expects value of sports and media to be over $25B
Rogers launches new 5G+ Ultimate plan offering priority network access
Rogers Xfinity Multiview expands to allow four-game simultaneous viewing