Rogers announced Wednesday it has signed a 10-year agreement with global media and technology company Comcast to bring the latest Xfinity broadband, smart home and connectivity products and technology to Canadians across the country, starting later this year.
A new device powered by Entertainment OS, Comcast’s next generation of connectivity, will soon be available to Rogers customers as well as an expanded suite of home security products and features developed by Comcast and Xfinity.
The Entertainment OS platform will simplify the viewing experience by bringing live sports, entertainment and news, on-demand and streaming apps into…
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Quebecor said it will rethink pricing strategy as a result
By Ahmad Hathout
Quebecor will need to accept Telus’s rate to connect to its wireless network, the CRTC ruled Monday, eliciting a scathing response from the Montreal company that included a promise to reconsider its low-cost pricing and suspend the launch of certain plans in Manitoba.
Telus and Quebecor could not come to an agreement on the price-per-gigabyte component of that access, so they each presented their respective prices and asked the CRTC to make that determination via final offer arbitration.
While it said both offers would allow Quebecor’s mobile virtual network…
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CBC/Radio-Canada announced Monday highlights of its planned coverage of the upcoming Olympic Games being held in Paris this summer from July 26 to Aug. 11.
“CBC’s comprehensive coverage of Paris 2024 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, totalling more than 3000 hours of live content across the public broadcaster’s multiple platforms,” reads a CBC press release.
Team Canada will be among the approximately 10,500 athletes (5,250 women and 5,250 men) representing 206 countries taking part in these Olympic Games.
“As we mark our 24th Olympic Games as Canada’s official broadcaster, we look…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The CRTC is asking for comments by Friday on a request by a consortium of internet service providers urging the regulator to rule on the eligibility of the big three telecoms to lease bundled access to middle and last mile fibre facilities both under the interim, and any future permanent, mandated regime.
The consortium – which is made up of Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, TekSavvy, and the indie rep the Competitive Network Operators of Canada – filed a request dated March 28 to the CRTC asking for a final ruling before May 7 on whether Bell, Rogers, Telus and…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Canada’s largest broadcasters are once again asking for a court order to actively block websites that are allegedly streaming their content without a licence.
The broadcasters, including Rogers, Bell, Groupe TVA, and Fubo TV, filed with the Federal Court on April 5 a request for a dynamic site blocking order to eliminate from view the illegal streaming of sports content to which they have the sole rights to broadcast.
An order of this kind would mean that internet service providers, who are applicants and third parties in this case, will be forced to actively block during…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers wants the CRTC to limit the time telcos reserve space to attach wireless equipment on their own poles, according to a submission to the regulator.
The ask comes in response to a consultation launched by the commission inquiring, among other items, about whether it has jurisdiction over wireless attachments on telco-owned or controlled structures. The CRTC holds the preliminary view that it has concurrent jurisdiction over those structures with the department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), which has domain over towers and siting.
Beside recommending that the CRTC confirm that jurisdiction – which…
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As people gathered in large groups Monday for the total solar eclipse visible in parts of southern Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, the country’s major wireless carriers ensured eclipse seekers and locals stayed connected and able to share the experience with family and friends as wireless network traffic spiked in some areas.
Rogers says it saw record-breaking amounts of traffic in communities along the eclipse’s path of totality. In Niagara Falls, which had one of the biggest influxes of eclipse watchers, Rogers saw network traffic increase by six times during the time of totality. In Kingston, network usage increased by…
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Rogers Communications announced Tuesday it is collaborating with CableLabs to develop industry-leading network technology for Canadians.
The collaboration will see the establishment of “CableLabs North” — located in Calgary at Rogers Barlow campus (formerly Shaw’s Barlow campus) — which will bring together global industry partners and Rogers technologists to collaborate on network technology solutions, explains a press release. “Together, the teams will develop new innovative applications and provide customers seamless connections in and out of the home or workplace,” the release says.
“CableLabs North will develop technology to deliver 5G using cable network…
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Rogers announced Monday that it has expanded its Self Protect home security product into western Canada.
The self-managed product, according to a press release, provides live round-the-clock video recording, with seven days of securely stored video history in the cloud, and the ability to stream feeds from their cameras right on their TV using the Ignite Voice Remote; cameras and wired doorbell cameras that offer real-time two-way voice functionality, motion alerts and effortless control of WiFi and home security through the Ignite HomeConnect app; and the ability to connect and control third-party smart products in the home with the Ignite…
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By Ahmad Hathout
The country’s largest broadcasters are asking the CRTC to wait until it has implemented the rules from the Online Streaming Act before it does anything to the rate that broadcasters must pay to carry certain television programs.
Not-for-profit media company Accessible Media Inc. filed a Part 1 application in February asking the regulator to up the price broadcasters pay it to carry its English-language AMI-tv and French-language AMI-tele programs, citing financial difficulties. It is asking for “modest” 1 cent and 2 cent increases per subscriber per month for the programs, respectively, until the next licence…
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