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Still facing Covid uncertainty, Natale praises regulatory certainty as Rogers posts solid Q1

Company chair Edward Rogers lays out Shaw purchase positives for investors By Greg O’Brien TORONTO — Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Rogers Communications today reported good results from its first quarter ended March 31, with revenue gains in its cable and media business units, although wireless service revenue was down compared to the same quarter last year. Of course, there is more news than that orbiting the wireless, broadband, cable and media giant. While the company had so far been mostly mum on the recent new wireless policies announced by the CRTC (where the headline was mandated, regional, facilities-based...