However, Bell has not given itself an undue preference, the Commission says
OTTAWA — Although the CRTC has determined Bell has not provided itself with an undue preference when it comes to how toll-free calls are currently routed in Canada, the Commission does agree with Rogers that Bell should deploy one-way toll trunks to connect to Rogers switches in the Bell operating territories in which Rogers also provides service. Bell now has 150 days to comply with the Commission’s directive.
After several months of attempted negotiations with Bell, Rogers in May filed a Part 1 application asking the CRTC to settle…
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TORONTO – Today the Amazon Prime Video joins other popular streaming apps, like Netflix and YouTube, on Rogers Communications’ Ignite TV platform.
(Others are coming, too, as we have reported, and we’d bet big they’re working hard to get Disney+ on the platform as soon as possible.)
“With the introduction of the Amazon Prime Video app, Ignite bundle customers will be able to access an even wider selection of popular TV shows and movies. This is only the beginning as we continue to expand our content offerings and provide a premium entertainment experience with more choice and…
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KELOWNA — Rogers Communications is investing $16.5 million to enhance wireless service in the Kelowna area of B.C., which will provide new coverage and more reliable connectivity for Rogers and Fido customers, the company announced Wednesday.
Rogers’ network investment includes the construction of new towers and major upgrades to existing cell sites, to be completed by early 2020, the company said in a news release. Furthermore, the network enhancements will lay the foundation for the rollout of 5G in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation, including in Central City, South Pandosy-KLO, Leathead, Glenrosa Road and Lakeview Heights, Rogers…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications this week has made its new Pro-On-the-Go service available to existing customers across most of the Greater Toronto Area.
The service, which aims to make buying a wireless device more convenient and easy, where within hours of ordering, a connected solutions pro will meet a customer at their time and location of choice, with their device, and will set it up for them based on their preferences, was launched October 30th.
It started only in select neighbourhoods in Toronto but is now available across the GTA to existing customers who are upgrading or adding a line…
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Freedom customers still the only ones with subway connectivity
TORONTO – BAI Communications has launched an online petition at iwantaccess.ca to try and pressure Rogers, Bell and Telus to come to the negotiation table and use the underground network it built for the Toronto Transit Commission.
Coverage in TTC stations has been live since 2015 for Freedom Mobile customers, “however, the Big 3 Telcos have yet to join the network,” says the petition. “Now, BAI is committed to educating cellular customers of the Big 3 Telcos about why they can’t access this network, and what they can…
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$800,000 in funding to be delivered over two years
VANCOUVER — The Rogers Group of Funds and Creative BC are partnering to provide $800,000 in new funding support for British Columbia producers of documentaries and factual series, the two organizations announced Monday.
The new Rogers + Creative BC Documentary and Factual Development Fund will launch in January 2020 and will deliver the $800,000 in funding over two years. According to a Rogers news release, this new fund represents the first time Rogers Group of Funds has partnered at the provincial level with another funding entity, with each partner contributing $400,000…
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VANCOUVER – Rogers Media’s podcaster Pacific Content announced today it has hired Jonas Woost as its director of business development.
Woost (right) will look to grow Pacific Content's roster of clients and podcasts, which already include Facebook, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, Mozilla, Charles Schwab, Audible, McAfee, and the New York Times T Brand Studio. Pacific Content produces original podcasts for and with brands.
Woost joins Pacific Content from Telus, where he was the executive producer of the Storyhive project. Prior to that, he was executive producer at CBC Music, the public broadcaster's digital music service. He…
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TORONTO – While Rogers Wireless customers are moving to the company’s new Infinite plans in droves, the costs of such a shift had an impact on the company’s third quarter results, announced Wednesday morning.
At the end of the quarter, September 30th, the company said approximately one million of its customers had switched from their old plan to an unlimited data Rogers Infinite plan, more than three times what executives had expected. The company added 60% of those who moved to Infinite migrated up from lower priced plans.
While that has meant a marked increase in average data usage by over…
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Navigation, real-time route mapping, streaming media coming for Canadian drivers
DUBLIN and TORONTO – Cubic Telecom, a connectivity management software provider for the automotive and IoT industries, and Rogers Communications today announced a collaboration geared towards delivering a connected car solution to Canadians.
The new partnership integrates Cubic Telecom’s PACE platform (Platform for Application and Connectivity Enablement) and connected car solution with the Rogers mobile network, which the companies believe will enable a high-quality connected car experience throughout Canada and the U.S.
Rogers will support connectivity for any auto manufacturer hosted on Cubic Telecom’s PACE platform, “which integrates with multiple original equipment…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media’s Frequency Podcast Network announced today it will launch an eight-part investigative podcast series which explores former Toronto mayor the late Rob Ford’s rise to power.
The series will open with two episodes on October 31st, the anniversary of the day Toronto Police Services confirmed it was in possession of video evidence of Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, reads the press release, with weekly episodes to follow.
The Gravy Train is an original investigative podcast exploring Ford’s rise to power while at the same time revealing how politics and media were changing at the same time,…
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