Rogers announced Thursday it is offering Xfinity customers Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ in one plan for a lower price than if purchased separately.
The cable giant said customers seeking to add the new Rogers Xfinity StreamSaver plan to their internet or TV packages are looking at $22 per month, saving more than 30 per cent compared to the $32 they would spend if they purchased each streaming service separately. The plan is also available as a standalone option and is already included in the Ultimate TV plan.
The savings are based on a before-tax Netflix with ads plan at $8…
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Rogers says CRTC does not need to “expand” inquiry
By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers has told the CRTC that a lightning strike could have been the reason why some calls in Niagara region were being misrouted to dead air or allowing customers to hear the conversations of others.
Rogers said the event on July 25, which triggered a CRTC inquiry after media reports, affected a “single voice path” on its traffic and trunk facilities and impacted the inbound and outbound calls between Rogers and Bell customers. The cableco said it is unable to identify the number of affected voice customers…
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Rogers announced last week the recipients of its 2025 Rogers Youth Grants, which range from $5,000 to $25,000 and are awarded to non-profit and charitable organizations across the country that provide educational and employment programs to youth aged from 12 to 29 years old.
“This year’s recipients were chosen for their commitment to making a meaningful impact in the lives of youth facing barriers,” Navdeep Bains, chief corporate affairs officer at Rogers, said in a Thursday press release. “From homework clubs and coding camps to job readiness and college prep programs, these community organizations…
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Rogers announced Wednesday the expansion of its Rogers Xfinity Self Protection home security product, including the addition of more smart home devices and features as well as new plans with more flexible options.
New smart home devices include water sensors and door locks. The new Urgent Response feature enables customers away from home to connect to trained agents 24/7 who can contact local law enforcement closest to their home. This helps customers control and protect their homes from wherever they are through the Rogers Xfinity app, Rogers said in a press release.
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The CRTC has asked the Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium (CTCC) — which oversees the operations of the commission’s National Contribution Fund (NCF) — to provide information on whether or not the proposed changes to the NCF’s collection practices put forward by Rogers in a Part 1 application are administratively viable.
In its June application, Rogers asked that the CRTC direct the Central Fund Administrator (CFA) to suspend requests for new contributions that support the commission’s $750-million Broadband Fund while instead drawing down contributors’ uncalled funds — amounts telecommunication service providers (TSPs) must be ready…
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Rogers said Thursday it has entered into an agreement to sell its portfolio of nine data centres to asset manager InfraRed Capital Partners.
The cable giant said it will continue to sell data centre services on behalf of the asset manager, which is part of Toronto-based financial services company Sun Life, and will provide network connectivity to those centres. The deal does not include its corporate data centres, which are used for network and IT purposes, it said.
“With nine Tier 2 and 3 data centres across key Canadian cities, the business has an established footprint, a strong operational team, and…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The Shaw Rocket Fund is asking the CRTC to rule that Rogers must continue funding the Certified Independent Production Fund (CIPF) through to the next licence renewal period or hold a public consultation on its intention to cut off payments at the end of this month.
The fund, which bankrolls children’s programming, has been receiving $2.2 million in tangible benefits spread over seven years (around $300,000 annually) from the cable giant as a condition of its purchase of Shaw’s broadcasting assets, which was approved by the CRTC in 2022. At issue is the approximately $4.7…
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The CRTC wants answers from Bell and Rogers about recently reported incidents of misrouted calls and overheard conversations of phone customers in the Niagara Region.
An August 5 letter from the CRTC to the two telecom providers is in response to incidents reported in late July by organizations such as the City of Niagara Falls, which posted on X July 25 that phone lines at its city hall were experiencing issues that, in its case, appeared to be affecting Niagara Regional Broadband Network (NRBN) enterprise voice customers making or receiving…
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In a decision dated July 23, the Canada Industrial Relations Board has given final approval to an application by the Metro Cable TV Maintenance and Service Employees’ Association to expand its existing bargaining unit for Rogers technicians in Ontario to include additional or renamed job positions at several locations.
Now included in the bargaining unit description are full-time fibre technicians, construction technicians and fibre/construction technicians working at or from Rogers’s Richmond Hill locations at 234 and 244 Newkirk Road, in addition to several other locations including 853, 855 and 857 York Mills Road and 10…
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Rogers announced Wednesday it is rolling out WiFi 7 to customers in Quebec with Rogers 5G Home Internet.
“This launch brings next generation connectivity and reliable WiFi on Canada’s largest and most reliable 5G network,” Rogers said in a press release.
This follows its introduction of WiFi 7 to Rogers Xfinity customers in Calgary in June and in Atlantic Canada last week. The Toronto-headquartered cable giant has previously said Rogers Xfinity will roll out WiFi 7 to the rest of Canada this year.
“Canadians deserve the best connectivity…
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