TORONTO — Rogers Communications and Corus Entertainment, along with 23 other organizations, are joining as new partners in support of WellCan, a free collection of digital resources to support the mental health of Canadians during the Covid-19 pandemic.
WellCan was launched on April 6, 2020 as the result of a collaboration between corporate partners Canada Life, Sun Life, Bell Canada/Bell Let’s Talk and HR company Morneau Shepell, along with community and public sector partners WE, Jack.org, Strongest Families Institute, EHN Canada and Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Through the growing collaboration of organizations, WellCan addresses challenges brought on by Covid-19 through…
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TORONTO — The Ontario government announced today it has partnered with Rogers Communications and Apple to help meet the educational needs of students and families in need during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The province announced Friday iPads are being purchased and distributed by Ontario school boards, pre-equipped with free Rogers LTE wireless data, to students in need. Apple is providing on-going support in French and English to teachers, parents and students, with a collection of resources to support learning and working from home, as well.
“This important partnership will enable students to learn while making technology accessible for those that truly…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment and Rogers Media are joining Bell Media to broadcast the worldwide TV and streaming special One World: Together At Home, in support of the fight against Covid-19.
Airing Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET, the special will be available on Bell Media channels CTV, CTV2, TSN, CP24, MUCH, MTV, and in French on VRAK; on Corus channels Global, National Geographic, and ABC Spark; and on Rogers Media’s Citytv.
UPDATE: CBC, TLN Media’s Univision and Sirius XM Radio have also announced they will be broadcasting the event, too.
The special will also be streamed live on the…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced today it is extending the removal of internet data caps, Canada-wide long distance, free access to content and flexible payment options until June 30th, in response to the Covid-19 health crisis.
Calling the program ForwardTogether, these measures will support Canadians and keep them connected – while ensuring the health and well-being of its customers and employees.
“As this public health situation continues to evolve, we’re focused on keeping our customers connected to what matters most to them,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO. “Whether that’s staying in touch with loved ones, being connected for digital learning,…
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GATINEAU — In a procedural letter dated April 3, the CRTC informed Bell and Rogers it was extending the deadline for Bell to comply with the Commission’s December 2019 decision that directed Bell to deploy one-way toll trunks to connect to Rogers switches in the Bell operating territories in which Rogers also provides service, which was supposed to resolve the two companies’ dispute over toll-free call routing.
In the letter, the Commission says it considers the Covid-19 pandemic to be “an unprecedented force majeure situation during which it would not be appropriate for the Commission to expect Bell…
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TORONTO — Microsoft is partnering with global carriers, including Rogers, to enable new 5G customer scenarios with its new Azure Edge Zones and Azure Private Edge Zones. Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform.
Building on its previous work with AT&T, Microsoft announced last week the preview of Azure Edge Zones with carriers, connecting Azure services directly to 5G networks in the carrier’s data centre, explains the news release. With Azure Edge Zones, developers will be able to build optimized and scalable applications for commercial clients using Azure and directly connected to 5G networks, taking advantage of consistent Azure APIs…
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Partnerships with Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada and Women’s Shelters Canada
TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced today two new partnerships to expand its community support during Covid-19, by bridging the digital divide and helping raise awareness for the critical needs of vulnerable women and children.
“This public health crisis compels all of us to take special care of those who need our help more than ever before,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO. “We are pleased to help support the great work being done by Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada and Women’s Shelters of Canada as they help ensure some of…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications on Wednesday provided an update to its ongoing response plan which will see the company continue to provide service and support to its customers and communities while safeguarding the health and safety of the public and its employees.
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact the well-being of individuals and the Canadian and global economies, The company issued a statement saying it is “focused on operating and maintaining its wireless and wireline networks, and media operations, as well as the key business operations required to ensure service continuity for customers,” it reads.
“Rogers has implemented alternative…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications is donating one million meals and launching a national awareness campaign to help Food Banks Canada (FBC) in its efforts to raise $150 million to fund the public’s need for food for the next 90 days.
FBC directly supports 650 food banks, helping thousands of programs across the country, and some are experiencing up to a 50% decrease in donations with just over two weeks supply left, says the news release. The economic impact of Covid-19 has resulted in funding shortages and an unprecedented surge in demand at food banks, says the release.
Rogers says it…
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THE LATEST IMPACT of COVID-19 is the closure of retail outlets by Canada’s biggest telecom and cable companies, including Rogers, Bell and Telus. Smaller carriers are doing the same.
Starting March 18, Rogers is closing most of its retail locations until March 31. However, it’s keeping 93 store locations open across the country to deliver critical services only, including: phone repair and loaner phones, critical device activation, SIM card swap and replacements, modem and cable box swaps, and remote controls for Ignite TV. A full list of available stores can be found here for Rogers, Fido and Continue Reading
