WITH THE FEDERAL ELECTION done, Canadians can go back to really important matters: will the Montreal Canadian make the playoffs.
In all seriousness, we know the Liberals will be forming the next government but from a minority standpoint. This means they will need the support (or the abstention) of only one of the Bloc Quebecois or NDP, but not both. So, there’s a little room to manoeuvre. Both of those parties are reported to be utterly broke, so they will have little interest to drive everyone back to the polls for now.
The ideological positioning of those parties looks to bring…
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There’s pain now, but “simplicity dividend” will pay off for Rogers, CEO promises
TORONTO – This summer, Rogers Communications was the first to take the leap into lower wireless prices and modern device financing plans, each with the goal of making things easier and cheaper for both the company and its customers.
The new plans, starting at $75/month for unlimited data (albeit slowed after 10GB) sent the wireless market (and the Regulator) into a bit of a tizzy in the summer as all of the…
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No word on Disney+
TORONTO – Rogers chief financial officer Tony Staffieri told financial analysts on Wednesday morning’s conference call to discuss the company’s third quarter results more apps are on the way for Rogers Ignite TV customers.
While the platform, which already carries Netflix, YouTube and as of this week Sportsnet Now to their customers’ televisions (and are integrated with the voice-powered remote too), Staffieri said DAZN and Amazon Prime Video are about to be added.
When asked about the cable division’s capital expenditures he said, “we continue to ingest some new apps including Amazon, our Sportsnet Now app, as well…
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TORONTO – While Rogers Wireless customers are moving to the company’s new Infinite plans in droves, the costs of such a shift had an impact on the company’s third quarter results, announced Wednesday morning.
At the end of the quarter, September 30th, the company said approximately one million of its customers had switched from their old plan to an unlimited data Rogers Infinite plan, more than three times what executives had expected. The company added 60% of those who moved to Infinite migrated up from lower priced plans.
While that has meant a marked increase in average data usage by over…
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GATINEAU – The Telecommunications Act allows the CRTC to order “telecommunications facilities to be provided, constructed, installed, altered, moved, operated, used, repaired or maintained on any property.”
Furthermore, “No Canadian carrier or distribution undertaking shall construct a transmission line on, over, under or along a highway or other public place without the consent of the municipality or other public authority having jurisdiction over the highway or other public place.”
In that context, the Commission has had to resolve conflicts that arose over the years between some municipalities and carriers. The general rule is a municipality is compensated for its costs incurred…
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But it may have support to change that CoL from other Canadian BDUs
OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal this week refused to hear Vidéotron’s appeal of its condition of license which requires it to take part in a new ratings system using set top box data from all large pay TV providers.
Earlier this year, the Quebecor-owned BDU pulled out of the industry working group which is tasked with making the set top viewer data part of the ratings of the television industry in Canada and in May, as we reported, the company asked the…
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Competition Bureau has its worries, too
GATINEAU – In the summer Rogers Wireless introduced 36-month device financing plans into the Canadian wireless marketplace.
The service providers which introduced these new plans (Telus quickly followed suit, and then Bell and Ice Wireless had begun or where about to launch three-year device plans) were hailed by some as increasing smartphone affordability and generally being pro-consumer. Others hailed in the opposite direction.
On August 2nd, as we reported, the CRTC sent a letter to providers to cease that practice and then on August 30th, Continue Reading
Navigation, real-time route mapping, streaming media coming for Canadian drivers
DUBLIN and TORONTO – Cubic Telecom, a connectivity management software provider for the automotive and IoT industries, and Rogers Communications today announced a collaboration geared towards delivering a connected car solution to Canadians.
The new partnership integrates Cubic Telecom’s PACE platform (Platform for Application and Connectivity Enablement) and connected car solution with the Rogers mobile network, which the companies believe will enable a high-quality connected car experience throughout Canada and the U.S.
Rogers will support connectivity for any auto manufacturer hosted on Cubic Telecom’s PACE platform, “which integrates with multiple original equipment…
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PHILADELPHIA – Comcast Business today announced it has signed an access agreement with Kamloops-based iTel Networks in order for the American communications giant to deliver managed broadband services to its U.S.-based enterprise customers with a presence in Canada.
Comcast’s press release says it will leverage iTel Networks’ vendor relationships to expand its business footprint and support its U.S.-based enterprise customers’ locations in Canada with its managed broadband offering. It's not expected at this time to compete for Canadian business customers against existing partners like Shaw, Rogers and Videotron.
“Our enterprise solutions team has uncovered a wealth of opportunities for Comcast Business…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media’s Frequency Podcast Network announced today it will launch an eight-part investigative podcast series which explores former Toronto mayor the late Rob Ford’s rise to power.
The series will open with two episodes on October 31st, the anniversary of the day Toronto Police Services confirmed it was in possession of video evidence of Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, reads the press release, with weekly episodes to follow.
The Gravy Train is an original investigative podcast exploring Ford’s rise to power while at the same time revealing how politics and media were changing at the same time,…
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