TORONTO – A proposal for the sale of Freedom Mobile has been presented to the federal government in an effort to ensure Rogers Communications’ acquisition of Shaw Communications is approved.
The Globe and Mail is reporting two unnamed sources confirmed the proposal presented was put forward by rural Internet provider Xplornet Communications.
Multiple proposals for Freedom’s sale have been put to Rogers since Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne released a statement at the beginning of last month saying he would not permit Rogers to acquire all of Shaw’s wireless assets.
Rogers needs approval from ISED, the…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications today reported its first quarter 2022 financial results, which show total revenue increased 4% to $3.6 billion compared to the same quarter in 2021 and adjusted EBITDA increased 11% to $1.5 billion.
“Each of our businesses delivered better revenue and profitability than expected,” said Tony Staffieri, president and CEO of Rogers, during a conference call with investors today.
Wireless revenue grew 3% to $2.1 billion, cable revenue grew 2% to $1 billion and media revenue grew 10% to $482 million, according to a press release announcing the Q1 results.
Total service revenue was reported to have increased by…
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TORONTO — Saying it’s “a major milestone” in its path to 10 Gbps speeds, Rogers Communications announced today it has successfully completed tests in both lab and customers trials of download and upload speeds of up to 8 Gbps on its fibre-powered network.
These 8 Gbps symmetrical speeds more than double the fastest published Internet speeds of any major provider in Canada, Rogers says in its press release.
“Fibre-powered networks are the foundation of building world-class connectivity solutions for our customers, and it is critical that the network technology delivers on the reliability and speed our customers need,” Robert Dépatie,…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications said on its website yesterday the company is providing prepaid chatr Mobile SIM cards for the welcome kits handed out by the Canadian Red Cross to displaced Ukrainians arriving at select airports across Canada.
This support for Ukrainians and their loved ones affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in addition to Rogers’ previously announced waiving of long-distance and SMS charges to Ukraine for Rogers, Fido and chatr customers, as well as roaming charges for any Canadian customers currently in that country.
Last month, Rogers made a $100,000 donation to the Canadian Red…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB — The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) said today it has called on the CRTC to stop Rogers Communications “from shutting down the satellite delivery of television signals to thousands of Canadians living in rural communities and the Far North.”
Just prior to the Commission’s March 24 approval of Rogers’ purchase of Shaw Communications, which includes Shaw Broadcast Services (SBS), “Shaw announced that a critical component of the SBS service, known as HITS-QT Plus, would be shut down by year end,” according to the CCSA’s press release.
The CCSA has been calling on the…
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HAZELTON, B.C. – Rogers Communications announced today it will deploy two more cellular towers as it accelerates construction on its project bringing wireless service to B.C.’s Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears.
Rogers announced last April it would be building new cell towers along Highways 14 and 16 to improve connectivity on these routes. For Highway 16, there is to be 12 new towers built – the first of which Rogers started construction on last December.
The first tower is to provide coverage between Prince Rupert and Prince George, while the two towers announced today will…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced today it has launched a 5G Transportation Challenge with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based in Ontario.
“As part of the challenge, mobility and transportation SMEs that operate in Ontario, including designers, innovators and strategists, are encouraged to envision how they might use the Rogers 5G network for an innovative and ultra-low latency application, using the benefits of 5G networks, high precision positioning technologies and multi-access edge computing (MEC),” a press release explains.
Participating enterprises will pitch, build and test a proof-of-concept that uses Rogers 5G. The challenge is…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications announced today it has launched the first commercially available 5G standalone network in Canada and one of the first globally.
This follows the completion of Rogers’ rollout of its national standalone 5G core network last year and the first 5G standalone device certification in Canada, explains a press release.
“We are thrilled to be the first in Canada to launch a commercial 5G standalone service,” said Jorge Fernandes, chief technology officer at Rogers Communications, in the release. “This milestone underscores our ongoing leadership in 5G and will bring immediate benefits to customers by increasing coverage, scalability…
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PORT WILLIAMS, NS – Rogers Communications recently bought Nova Scotia-based Internet service provider Cross Country TV.
The news has been shared with customers in a letter on Cross Country’s website from Steve Scott, the company’s founder and senior manager of operations and Rob Paradis, Rogers’ vice-president of Rogers Community Operators.
“We want to reassure you that business will go on as usual for Cross Country, and that the same local team is here to provide the services you’ve come to know and trust, and that we will continue working out of Cross Country’s offices on Belcher Street,” the letter says.
“Rogers…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC today approved the broadcast side of the merger between Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications, with several conditions attached.
The Commission concluded the transaction – when modified – “is in the public interest and advances the objectives set out for the Canadian broadcasting system in the Broadcasting Act,” its decision reads. “Canadians as consumers will benefit from this transaction.”
One of the conditions included in the decision requires Rogers to submit a revised tangible benefits proposal. Tangible benefits were a significant topic of discussion during the CRTC’s hearing last November.
Originally, Rogers proposed a tangible benefits package…
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