TORONTO – Rogers says it’s the first Canadian carrier to offer a wireless phone service to homes and small businesses in remote areas. The Rogers Wireless Home Phone service allows users to place calls over the Rogers’ wireless network through a cordless or corded phone that is connected to an electrically powered adapter with an active SIM card.
The service, launched Tuesday, will be available in regions across Canada where Rogers home and small business landline services are not offered.
Starting at the introductory price of $9.99 per month for new and existing Rogers…
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TORONTO – In a fitting tribute to a man considered by many to be a larger-than-life entrepreneur who helped transform Canada's telecommunications landscape, a 12-foot-high bronze statue of the late Ted Rogers was unveiled Tuesday afternoon in front of the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
A 12-foot-high bronze statue of Ted Rogers is unveiled by his wife Loretta (far right) and children Tuesday in front of the Rogers Centre.
The 800-pound bronze statue, showing Rogers looking confidently…
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MONTREAL – Bell announced Friday it is further expanding its Mobile TV line-up with the addition of City and Sportsnet channels.
“Thanks to successful relationships with Canada’s top content providers, Bell provides access to the widest variety of live and on-demand TV programming delivered directly to superphones, smartphones and tablets,” said Wade Oosterman, Bell’s chief brand officer and president of Bell Mobility and residential services, in a release
New Bell Mobile TV programming includes Toronto Blue Jays Baseball, 2 Broke Girls, and the new fall 2013 comedy series, Mom. Sportsnet ONE is available live nationally…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied an application by Bell Media to increase the amount of drama and comedy programming allowed on Bell’s Category A channel, Book Television.
In Wednesday’s decision, the Commission denied Bell’s application requesting an increase to the amount of programming it can draw from program category 7 (drama and comedy) from 35% to 50%. Also denied was Bell’s request to remove the 30% limit on the amount of programming that Book Television can draw from in category 7 between 6 p.m. and midnight each broadcast week.
Bell argued the request…
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TORONTO – Over the years, Chatelaine magazine has extended its brand across different media. Today the Rogers-owned publication announced it is taking on a new platform with the launch of the two-hour Chatelaine Radio show on Sunday, July 21.
Teaming up with Rogers Media radio stations in Toronto, Calgary and Kitchener, Ont., the new radio show featuring Canada’s largest women’s lifestyle brand will air every Sunday on 98.1 CHFI at 7 p.m. ET, Lite 95.9 at 8 a.m. MT, and on CHYM 96.7 and Country 106.7 at 6 p.m. ET.
The Chatelaine Radio show will feature two hours of music…
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TORONTO – While recent events, including the possible entry of US behemoth Verizon into Canada and Monday’s cabinet shuffle, have left many in the investment community wondering how these will affect the regulatory landscape, the telecom sector won’t see an impact on the bottom line just yet.
Financial results for the second quarter of 2013 will not reflect any of these regulatory concerns, says BMO Capital Markets Second analyst Tim Casey.
“We expect Verizon will continue to quietly negotiate with the owners of the existing new entrants – Wind and Mobilicity – with…
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DARTMOUTH, NS – Newcap Inc. has agreed to sell its CHFT-FM radio station in Fort McMurray, Alta., to Harvard Broadcasting Inc., the company announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.
“This was a unique situation in a market where two stand-alone stations were up against a competitor with two FMs,” said Newcap president and CEO Rob Steele of the announcement. “It made sense for one of us to acquire the other to make the market a level playing field. We would like to thank all our employees for their dedication and support over the…
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TORONTO – With Wednesday’s announcement that Mobilicity has entered into talks with new potential buyers, it’s a likely possibility that any offer for the struggling carrier would be considerably lower than the $380 million Telus was willing to pay to acquire Mobilicity before that deal was rejected by the federal government.
That’s a scenario that Scotia Capital analyst Jeff Fan had suggested may happen back in May. Of today’s news, Fan told Cartt.ca in an email that if there is a deal it is likely not as ideal, as the price may be “too low…
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VICTORIA, B.C. – Vecima Networks Inc. announced Monday that Inukshuk Wireless Partnership has agreed to drop the lawsuit filed against the company last December after Vecima sold some of its 3.5 GHz radio spectrum licenses to Inukshuk for $4 million.
Inukshuk alleged in its legal proceedings that Vecima broke a previous agreement to sell some of its radio spectrum to Inukshuk. As part of the sale, Inukshuk has agreed to dismiss the legal action filed against Vecima in the Ontario Superior Court.
In a July 2012 press release Vecima estimated the…
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TORONTO – Rogers is hoping the results of a study released Thursday of its internet speeds by an independent broadband performance tester will provide legitimate proof to customers of its high-speed claims.
The study, based on data collected in customer homes by UK-based SamKnows Ltd., was commissioned by Rogers as part of a series of initiatives to help customers be confident that they are in fact getting the download speeds that they are paying for.
The SamKnows study reported that Rogers delivered on average 100 per cent or more on both uploads and downloads…
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