By Ahmad Hathout
Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri said Thursday that the telecom’s completion of the first Canadian network slicing trial on its standalone 5G network will be an important component of its fixed wireless strategy.
Done in conjunction with Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the trial showed that Rogers will be able to proactively direct and prioritize traffic on multiple lanes over the 5G wireless network. Rogers said the network will be able to determine whether the applications need lower latency, more speed or more capacity – say, for situations where a high-concentration of…
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For the first time in the 15-year history of the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS), Rogers has surpassed Bell in consumer complaints about telecom and TV services, according to the CCTS’s 2022-23 annual report, released Tuesday.
Between Aug. 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023, the CCTS accepted a total of 14,617 consumer complaints, representing a 14 per cent increase over the previous year, the report says, noting these complaints included increases in issues about quality of service, roaming charges, and contract disclosure issues.
Of the total complaints accepted by the…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Members of Parliament on the industry committee said Thursday that they want a broad study on mobile wireless prices and want the heads of Canada’s major telecommunications companies in front of them after Rogers announced price hikes to service packages.
MPs said they want to invite to the committee Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell, Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri and its chief corporate affairs officer Navdeep Bains, Bell CEO Mirko Bibic, Telus CEO Darren Entwistle, and Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau.
Some members verbally agreed that they needed Champagne and Staffieri in front of them by…
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By Steve Faguy
MONTREAL — Cogeco CEO Philippe Jetté doesn’t want to discuss when he expects the company will launch a wireless service.
He was pestered with questions from journalists Thursday before the company’s annual general meeting — is it a matter of weeks, months, years? — but repeatedly said that they’re working toward a launch and would announce their plans in the near future. An actual launch is unlikely in the “short term” because “some preparation work remains,” he told analysts earlier.
Jetté expressed some frustration with the length of the process, both in terms of regulatory obligations and the slow pace of…
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Five Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs who are members of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU), including its two vice-chairs, are calling on the committee’s Liberal chair, Joël Lightbound, to initiate a hearing on the increasing prices of wireless services.
In a letter dated Jan. 8 and obtained by Cartt, INDU committee vice-chairs Rick Perkins (Conservative) and Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois), along with Conservative MPs Ryan Williams, Bernard Généreux and Brad Vis, take aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government’s policy decisions that they claim “are increasing costs for Canadians across…
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Bell subsidiary Northwestel announced Tuesday it has connected the Northwest Territories community of Dettah to its newly built fibre line extending to Dettah from Yellowknife along the Ingraham Trail.
The upgrade means residents of the community can get internet download speeds up to 500 Mbps and unlimited data from Northwestel as well as access to the new Northwestel TV Plus service that offers live and on-demand TV.
“Northwestel first launched in-community fibre Internet to Dettah last year which upgraded the community from 15 Mbps to 50 Mbps speeds with the option for unlimited monthly usage….
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Kids’ and family broadcast network WildBrain Television announced last week it has greenlit production of season two of The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy, a preschool series that fosters a love of reading and encourages inclusivity and empathy among children aged 3 to 6.
Created and produced by Lopii Productions, the new season of 26 brand-new episodes is scheduled to deliver in summer 2024, according to a press release.
“With their big, colourful wigs and dazzling fashion, dynamic drag duo Fay (JP Kane) and Fluffy (Kaleb Robertson) are on a mission to spread…
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Rogers announces new five-year deal as title sponsor
CALGARY – Rogers Communications said Tuesday the Shaw Charity Classic golf tournament presented by Rogers has reached a key milestone, raising more than $100 million since its inception for children’s charities across Alberta.
In 2023 alone, the 11th annual tournament raised $18.7 million for 272 charities, which included a $1 million donation by Rogers to support Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AtlaLink. This brings the total raised since the tournament’s inception to $112.3 million, says a press release.
“The…
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Rogers announced Monday the sale of all of its shares in Cogeco to pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
The transaction, worth $829 million, will allow the cable giant to reduce its debt and exit non-core businesses as it focuses on its core competencies, including telecommunications after its acquisition of Shaw.
“This sale further demonstrates our commitment to strengthen our investment grade balance sheet and aggressively reduce our debt leverage ratio,” Tony Staffieri, Rogers president and CEO, said in a press release. “We’re tracking six months ahead on our deleveraging priorities and we’re committed to reducing our debt leverage ratio…
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GATINEAU – The Competition Bureau announced Monday it has obtained a court order from the Federal Court requiring Rogers to produce records and information relevant to the bureau’s investigation into the wireless provider’s alleged marketing practices, specifically related to its “unlimited” wireless plans.
“The Bureau’s investigation involves claims made by Rogers when promoting its Infinite wireless phone plans. In particular, the Bureau is examining claims that the plans have unlimited data, when there are allegedly significant reductions in data speed, known as throttling, after a subscriber reaches a certain data…
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