TORONTO — Rogers Sports and Media shared Tuesday some of the latest trends it’s been tracking during the Covid-19 pandemic, showing Canadians are even more excited for the return of sports than they were in June, and retail sales are bouncing back.
Canadians are most excited about the return of the NHL (67%), followed by MLB (43%) and NBA (41%), according to an Angus Reid survey conducted on behalf of the broadcaster. When consumers were polled back in June, those numbers were 54% for the return of the NHL, 31% for MLB, and 32% for NBA.
Statistics Canada recently released updated…
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VANCOUVER – Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications are both stepping up their support for women and individuals facing gender-based violence throughout B.C. by providing complimentary cellular phones along with voice and data plans to the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia.
The handsets will provide essential lifelines for those experiencing domestic abuse. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, anti-violence service providers across B.C. have reported an increase in demand for help and an increase in severity of the types of violence, says the EVA BC press release.
“The social distancing required during the pandemic has made it difficult for those facing violence…
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TORONTO — Saying it’s the first national carrier to offer wireless accessory financing, Rogers announced today customers will now be able to get headphones, smartwatches, cases and such for $0 down, 0% interest and no taxes paid upfront.
Accessories available with Rogers’ new financing option include AirPods and AirPods Pro, Beats, Google Nest products, phone cases, screen protectors, chargers, smartwatches and smart bulbs. (Telus is offering customers the option to finance its new Track+ tracker device, which it launched Wednesday.)
“By extending our financing option to accessories, we’re offering an affordable one-stop destination for our customers to finance the smartwatches, phone…
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However, people are starting to return to stores and advertisers are coming back
TORONTO — Rogers Communications this morning reported second quarter 2020 results which reflected a full-quarter impact of the Covid-19 economic shutdown. (Expect Bell Canada, Telus and Quebecor to report similar impacts when they file Q2 results in the coming days.)
RCI’s revenue was impacted by the pandemic across the board, decreasing overall by 17% to $3.2 billion in Q2 2020, ended June 30, compared to the second quarter of 2019. The revenue decline was largely driven by 13% and 17% decreases in wireless service and equipment revenue, respectively,…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications has begun rolling out a new streaming platform called Ignite SmartStream for its broadband subscribers, with select customers getting a first look last week.
Ignite SmartStream integrates popular streaming apps such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, hayu, YouTube, Rogers’ Sportsnet Now and more, with voice search. Live TV is not currently available on the streaming platform as Ignite TV remains the place for that.
That said, SmartStream users can get a suite of Corus Entertainment TV channels if they also subscribe to the broadcaster’s StackTV package within Amazon Prime Video.
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NORFOLK COUNTY – Rogers Communications, in partnership with Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT), has officially begun to build a fibre network that will service 71 kilometres of underserved roads in Norfolk County, just southwest of Hamilton.
The project is meant to improve broadband access to over 2,100 homes in and around Wilsonville, Boston, Bealton, Dundurn, Waterford, Townsend Centre, Villa Nova, Bloomsburg and several rural roads between and surrounding these communities, says the SWIFT press release.,
The $7.6 million project is expected to be completed, with services available by mid-2021.
“In a time when access to high-speed internet is critical, we are pleased…
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TORONTO – Rogers for Business today announced two new work from home services that will help Canadian companies who have to keep their workforce at home – and working.
Business Internet at Home, and Secure Remote Worker offer business owners the ability to provide separate and secure business-grade internet connectivity for their employees, so they can collaborate as easily and securely as they do at the office, says the Rogers press release.
“Canadian businesses have told us they want to enable productivity at home, while feeling confident about data security on employee home networks,” said Dean Prevost, president, Rogers for Business,…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications has been ranked as the number one wireless carrier overall in Canada in a new study released today by umlaut, a global mobile network testing and benchmarking company.
This is the second year in a row Rogers has won umlaut’s proprietary “Best in Test” mobile benchmark award, this year achieving a total score of 920 points out of a maximum of 1,000 points. Bell and Telus were close behind with scores of 908 and 887, respectively. Umlaut also said Rogers provides the best network in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, says the news…
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Part of the company’s E-Citizen solutions
TORONTO – Rogers Communications and Montreal’s bciti, an innovative smart city platform provider, today announced a new partnership which is aimed at helping Canadians remotely access municipal services and information from home or on their smartphone in real time.
“Now more than ever, it is vital for cities and local government leaders to keep Canadians connected to the latest information and services from anywhere, at any time,” said Dean Prevost, president, Rogers for Business in the press release. “Through this collaboration with bciti, Rogers is helping Canadian cities and their governments keep residents connected…
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TORONTO – Last week Rogers Communications announced all of its customer service team members, across all of its brands, are now based in Canada.
This month, the company completed the transition of 150 remaining customer service positions to Canada, with new jobs created with partners across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, says the company press release. This follows the company’s announcement earlier this month that it is hiring for 350 jobs at its new customer solutions centre in Kelowna, B.C.
With its entire 7,000-strong customer service team now based in Canada, “this milestone ensures that every phone call or online chat…
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