Following its merger with Shaw Communications last year, Rogers Communications announced Wednesday it is now the title partner of Canada’s only PGA Tour Champions tournament, formerly the Shaw Charity Classic.
Now called the Rogers Charity Classic, the annual August tournament in Calgary has long helped to raise money through its charitable arm for Alberta youth charities, raising more than $100 million since its inception, according to a Rogers press release.
Rogers is kickstarting the fundraising this year with a $1 million donation, the release says.
“This tournament has made a real impact…
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Rogers said last week it contributed a “record” $14 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product in 2023, citing data in the company’s first economic impact assessment since its merger with Shaw in April of last year.
The cable giant’s assessment includes Rogers’s economic impact for the full 2023 calendar year, but does not include Shaw’s economic impact prior to the merger (from Jan. 1 to April 2, 2023).
The combined company supported 92,000 jobs across Canada in 2023, according to Rogers.
“Our commitment to bring more investment and innovation to Canadians was…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Bell’s joint request of the CRTC to permanently block the three largest telecommunications companies from accessing its bundled fibre facilities is an attempt to nullify the competitive impact of the interim access regime, Rogers and Telus argued earlier this month.
The country’s largest telco partnered with wholesale competitors to ask the regulator in a procedural request to clarify that the Big 3 are ineligible to access the bundled middle- and last-mile facilities of Bell and Telus before the May 7 deadline to implement the interim regime in Quebec and Ontario. The CRTC did not explicitly…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri said Wednesday that the company expects to see increased wireless subscriber movement between carriers throughout the year in part due to heightened competition and ease of switching.
The cable giant saw its rate of postpaid customer defections for the first quarter of the year increase to 1.1 per cent compared to the 0.79 per cent it logged in the same quarter last year.
Staffieri said part of this came from the competitive offers from other carriers that seeped from the holiday season into the new year. Quebecor’s Freedom, for example, has been pushing and holding…
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Rogers announced Wednesday it has signed a 10-year agreement with global media and technology company Comcast to bring the latest Xfinity broadband, smart home and connectivity products and technology to Canadians across the country, starting later this year.
A new device powered by Entertainment OS, Comcast’s next generation of connectivity, will soon be available to Rogers customers as well as an expanded suite of home security products and features developed by Comcast and Xfinity.
The Entertainment OS platform will simplify the viewing experience by bringing live sports, entertainment and news, on-demand and streaming apps into…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers wants the CRTC to limit the time telcos reserve space to attach wireless equipment on their own poles, according to a submission to the regulator.
The ask comes in response to a consultation launched by the commission inquiring, among other items, about whether it has jurisdiction over wireless attachments on telco-owned or controlled structures. The CRTC holds the preliminary view that it has concurrent jurisdiction over those structures with the department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), which has domain over towers and siting.
Beside recommending that the CRTC confirm that jurisdiction – which…
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Rogers Communications announced Tuesday it is collaborating with CableLabs to develop industry-leading network technology for Canadians.
The collaboration will see the establishment of “CableLabs North” — located in Calgary at Rogers Barlow campus (formerly Shaw’s Barlow campus) — which will bring together global industry partners and Rogers technologists to collaborate on network technology solutions, explains a press release. “Together, the teams will develop new innovative applications and provide customers seamless connections in and out of the home or workplace,” the release says.
“CableLabs North will develop technology to deliver 5G using cable network…
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Rogers announced Monday that it has expanded its Self Protect home security product into western Canada.
The self-managed product, according to a press release, provides live round-the-clock video recording, with seven days of securely stored video history in the cloud, and the ability to stream feeds from their cameras right on their TV using the Ignite Voice Remote; cameras and wired doorbell cameras that offer real-time two-way voice functionality, motion alerts and effortless control of WiFi and home security through the Ignite HomeConnect app; and the ability to connect and control third-party smart products in the home with the Ignite…
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The CRTC announced Friday that Rogers, subject to fulfilling conditions, will receive up to roughly $12 million from the CRTC’s Broadband Fund to build new cell towers to serve roughly 70 kilometres of Highway 37 in northern British Columbia.
The CRTC approved the exact amount the cable giant asked for in its application during the commission’s third call for money from the $750-million Broadband Fund.
It is expecting Rogers to complete the project within three years.
Rogers said it is looking to get new towers up on the highway between Kitwanga and Dease Lake with the latest generally deployable mobile wireless technology,…
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A pilot project using Rogers’s 5G-powered AI technology will be used by the city of Toronto as part of its Congestion Management Plan, which was approved Thursday.
The pilot in Toronto will be conducted in three phases: the first will involve several months of data collection including traffic volumes, pedestrians, cyclists, speeds and congestion levels using 5G-powered AI cameras and sensors at five key intersections around the downtown core; the second will involve analyzing the data to see what improvements could be made; and the third will let AI software work in real-time to adjust signals to alleviate congestion in…
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