The boards of directors of Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. announced Monday the appointment of Frédéric Perron as president and CEO and director of both companies, effective immediately.
Perron most recently held the position of president of Cogeco Connexion, Cogeco’s Canadian broadband business. He succeeds Philippe Jetté, who is retiring but will serve as a strategic advisor to the incoming CEO and the boards of directors until Aug. 31, 2024 to facilitate a seamless transition in leadership, a press release says.
“We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Frédéric as…
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Rogers said Tuesday it has relaunched Rogers 5G Home Internet with a new, more affordable price of $50 per month, connecting subscribers to home internet service over the Rogers 5G network.
The plug-and-play Rogers 5G Home Internet service allows customers to get set up easily themselves without needing to book an installation with a technician, Rogers says.
“It’s easy — simply unbox the device, follow a few easy steps, and within minutes your home is connected to the internet. A step-by-step mobile app helps you find the best place in your home for…
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Widespread network outages — such as the one last month in the U.S. affecting tens of thousands of AT&T subscribers as well as Rogers’s network outage in July 2022 — underline the critical nature of connectivity and the need for continuous infrastructure investments in the telecom space, says a new commentary from credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS.
Other recent network outages include a 12-hour outage experienced by Australia’s Optus in November 2023 that affected more than 10 million customers, and a Sky Mobile outage in the U.K. in May 2023 that lasted multiple hours.
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Rogers announced Thursday that, for a limited time and ahead of March break, it is adding Caribbean destinations to its 5G Infinite Premium plan.
The $105-plan, which is reduced to $75 when customers bundle a home service, already includes call, text and 150 GB of data at speeds of up to 1 Gbps in Canada, U.S. and Mexico.
Customers have until April 1 to take advantage of the deal, whose benefits can be used up to 90 days anytime during the calendar year.
“On a Rogers 5G Infinite Premium plan, customers can keep their loved ones updated, navigate seamlessly, and share their favourite travel…
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More than a year after Execulink Telecom asked for the CRTC’s help to gain timely access to three multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in Tillsonburg, Ont., the commission has approved the southern Ontario telecom service provider’s request and is enforcing its MDU access condition against JLC Homes Ltd.
On Feb. 22, 2023, Woodstock-based Execulink filed a Part 1 application saying it had been denied timely access to three MDUs owned by JLC Homes Ltd. The property owner had previously indicated to Execulink that it had exclusive access agreements with other carriers, and when informed by Execulink that exclusive…
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Telus announced Wednesday it has been selected by music video network Vevo to become its national direct ad sales representative, enabling Vevo to bring its enhanced advertising opportunities to Canadian agencies and brands.
Leveraging Telus’s extensive network reach, the collaboration will enable Vevo to offer advertisers a vast library of premium music video content on major connected TV (CTV) platforms and streaming services, including YouTube, Apple TV, Samsung TV Plus, Vizio, Google TV and Roku, a press release says.
“Our direct ad sales partnership with Vevo marks an exciting entry into Canada’s advertising…
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The Canadian telecommunications sector experienced a 3.5-per-cent increase in total revenues in 2022, similar to the 3.4-per-cent growth achieved in 2021 and a clear progression from the sector’s revenue decline in the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic year, according to the CRTC’s Communications Market Report (CMR) for calendar year 2022, released Tuesday.
Telecom revenues totalled $57.2 billion in 2022, primarily driven by the almost $1.7-billion increase in mobile revenues, which represents a 5.7-per-cent increase over 2021, according to the report. Mobile service revenues grew to $30.9 billion in 2022 from $29.2 billion in 2021. This was mostly due…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Bell wants the CRTC to defer to the Federal Court of Appeal to determine whether the regulator has jurisdiction over small cell attachments on telco-owned or controlled structures – or, in the alternative, separate that question from the rest of its proceeding on the matter.
The telco filed a Part 1 application Tuesday challenging the CRTC’s preliminary view on which it launched a proceeding earlier this month that it has concurrent jurisdiction with Innovation Canada (ISED) over the wireless attachments crucial for 5G technology. Bell has always argued that ISED, which manages spectrum auctions required…
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By Ahmad Hathout
A senior official from the Competition Bureau told members of Parliament on Monday that the watchdog is pleased with a proposed amendment to the Competition Tribunal Act that would shield it from cost awards except in limited circumstances, after it was forced to pay $12.9 million after challenging Rogers’s proposed acquisition of Shaw.
A proposed amendment in Bill C-59, which is one of two pieces of legislation to overhaul Canada’s competition rules, would limit the scope by which the Competition Tribunal can force the law enforcement agency to compensate private parties in the event it…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Quebecor executives said Thursday that they’ve been okay with forgoing revenue in a strategy to capture customers, which includes lower prices and competitive international roaming packages on the road toward bundled home internet with its newly acquired Freedom brand.
Freedom last year introduced a $50 “unlimited” talk and text plan with 40 GB of LTE data that can be used across Canada and the United States. It later launched a $65 global roaming plan that covers 73 destinations.
Hugues Simard, Quebecor chief financial officer, acknowledged the loss of revenue there but said the…
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