By Connie Thiessen
Nadir Mohamed, who served as president and CEO of Rogers Communications from 2009 to 2013, has passed away at the age of 69.
Mohamed first joined Rogers in 2000, serving as president and CEO of Rogers Wireless from 2001 to 2005, when he was appointed president and chief operating officer of Rogers. In 2009, he succeeded Ted Rogers as president and CEO of the company.
Rogers said in an announcement that during his tenure, Mohamed “strengthened Rogers balance sheet, solidified its financial position and set Rogers up for long-term success.”
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Nadir,” said Executive Chair Edward…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers is challenging a decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) that found it responsible for ensuring the safety of contractor workers following the death of a man working on one of its towers in Minden, Ontario.
The memorandum, filed in the Federal Court of Appeal Friday and that expounds on a notice it submitted earlier this year, challenges the decision that found Rogers was responsible for ensuring the safety of the 30-year-old employee who, in January 2022, fell approximately 400 feet while installing a new antenna near the top of the tower.
The…
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Rogers claims the telco failed to comply with its ad rules
By Ahmad Hathout
Telus is alleging Rogers is refusing to allow the telco to advertise on the cable company’s valuable media properties in a move it says is harming its ability to compete.
The Part 1 application – dated June 9 but only made public on the CRTC website Tuesday – claims the issues started with Rogers refusing “on extremely short notice” to run two Telus ad campaigns on Rogers’s radio stations in November 2024, despite over 30 years of ad inventory purchases. Those cancellations have allegedly “grown into a blanket…
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Top usage spots since July beta launch have included national and provincial parks
Rogers announced Tuesday it has expanded the coverage of its satellite-to-mobile texting service, Rogers Satellite.
“Now, when connected to Rogers Satellite, customers can send a text to friends when taking the ferry from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia, fishing off Haida Gwaii or crossing James Bay, with the expansion across bodies of water and along waterways off the Canadian coastline,” reads a Rogers press release.
With the expansion of the service, which launched as a beta…
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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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