LAST WEDNESDAY, THE CRTC ordered Sugar Mobile, a discount wireless services provider, to stop its unauthorized use of Rogers Communications’ wireless network. The telecommunications regulator found that Ice Wireless, Sugar Mobile’s sister company, had “improperly allowed the end-users of cellular network.”
The CRTC’s decision is welcome news, and reaffirms its commitment to promote facilities-based competition in Canada’s wireless sector.
Ice Wireless is a wireless service provider operating in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. It owns a wireless network in the territories, but has a roaming…
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TORONTO – Rogers and Baseball Canada have struck a three-year partnership designed to help grow the game nationwide.
The agreement includes sponsorship of Team Canada (including junior national, senior national, and women’s national teams) as well as content creation opportunities for Rogers. Sportsnet will broadcast 29 games of the upcoming 2017 World Baseball Classic, including all Team Canada games and the playoffs.
“Baseball matters to Canadians, and we are committed to connecting fans to the game they love,” said Rogers’ chief brand officer Dale Hooper, in the news release. “This partnership gives us another opportunity to elevate the sport in…
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TORONTO – Just in time for March Break, Bell Media’s pop-culture channel Much will kick off a national free preview from March 7 until April 4.
Home to comedy classics South Park, The Simpsons, and American Dad, Much will also serve up new British comedy Brotherhood, genre-busting prank show Fameless, plus the debut of Conan O’Brien’s new Conan Without Borders: Made In Mexico special (pictured).
Much’s freeview is available through television service providers including Bell, Bell Aliant, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus, Videotron, and several CCSA partners including Westman Communications Group and Tbaytel.
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TORONTO – Digital radio streaming app Radioplayer Canada launched Wednesday, billed as a partnership between the country’s private radio broadcasters, CBC/Radio-Canada, and campus and community stations.
The free Radioplayer Canada app gives radio listeners access to nearly every style of music, news, talk, and entertainment content, in both official languages, on any connected device, at any time of day, from anywhere, reads the news release.
Listeners may access live and catch-up radio broadcasts across the country through Radioplayer Canada's browser-player, and on connected devices through the iOS or Android app, including integrations with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Chromecast, and smartwatches.
CBC/Radio-Canada confirmed…
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GATINEAU – Today, the CRTC announced changes to the proposed final terms and conditions for the mandated mandated wholesale roaming offered by Bell, Rogers and Telus.
The changes, once implemented and approved by the Commission, “will ensure that, among other things, the incumbents’ tariffs (i) reflect the policy established in Telecom Regulatory Policy 2015-177; (ii) define the scope of mandated wholesale roaming to avoid potential anti-competitive behaviour by the incumbents; (iii) recognize the principle that the incumbents are not required to provide access to their networks to service providers and their customers that do not qualify…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC today told Ice Wireless that allowing its Sugar Mobile customers to roam constantly on the Rogers Wireless network violates its roaming agreement and that it has 50 days to stop.
As Cartt.ca has reported, Ice had applied to the CRTC for relief against Rogers Communications after the national operator told Ice more than a year ago it was violating their agreement – and it would be terminating that contract, along with roaming service to Sugar customers.
Ice Wireless operates a mobile network that includes coverage in the three Canadian Territories and some…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media today told employees it will cease community cable TV production at its Toronto facility at 855 York Mills Road.
A total of 10 positions have been eliminated with the move and all programming produced there has been cancelled.
“While production from our York Mills facilities has stopped, we will continue to meet our CRTC commitments for local and access programming,” Rogers spokeswoman Michelle Lomack told Cartt.ca in an email late Thursday. “Toronto-focused content produced by local independent community producers such as our Mosaic line up, Hogtown Wrestling, Xs Network, Ryerson Rams Sports, and many more will continue…
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CHATHAM (Ontario) – L’entreprise indépendante TekSavvy est située dans une de ces villes de classe ouvrière qui a « déjà eu » beaucoup de choses.
Elle a déjà eu une usine de Rockwell International. Elle a déjà eu l’usine de soupe Campbell. Elle a déjà eu autrefois une entreprise de fabrication de fenêtre. TekSavvy, cependant, quoique petite est devenue un énorme succès dans cette ville d’environ 40 000 habitants. Maintenant avec plus de 600 employés (la plupart d'entre eux travaillent dans cette ancienne usine de soupe que TekSavvy a rénové, alors que d’autres œuvrent à Toronto et Montréal), la…
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TORONTO – Canadian FX fans now have another way to stay catch up on their favourite shows on that channel with the launch of the FXNOW Canada app on fourth-generation Apple TV.
Available now in the App Store, the authenticated (so, for subscribers only) FXNOW Canada app boasts all-new episodes – available next day, post broadcast – of returning FX/FXX favourites and new series, including Sunday night’s premiere of Legion, on FX.
Delivering a reliable HD stream, the user experience on Apple TV is designed much like the FXNOW Canada app currently available for mobile devices.
“Following the success of the…
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OTTAWA – Rogers Communications expanded its Connected for Success program in Ottawa Friday, offering its inexpensive Internet service to approximately 32,000 individuals living in Ottawa Community Housing’s (OCH) subsidized non-profit housing.
The service is available for $9.99 per month and includes speeds of up to 10 Mbps download and up to 1 Mbps upload.
Since launching the service in 2013, Rogers has partnered with more than 135 non-profit housing providers across Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, and more than 13,000 Canadian households have signed up for the program. Its goal is to connect approximately 150,000 low income households located across its…
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