Canada Telecom

• Rogers-Shaw deal drags down profits at newly merged telecom giant in Q2

  Rogers' revenue for the period grew 30 per cent to $5 billion in the most recent quarter, up from $3.9 billion in the previous second quarter, as the Shaw merger closed.

  Money

  Jul 26, 2023
  
• Looking for cheaper wireless plans? Prices are dropping sharply, data shows

  Statistics Canada's inflation data for June shows consumers paid 14.7 per cent less for cellular services compared with the same month last year.

  Money

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• The Rogers-Shaw deal is done. What happens next for Canadian consumers, telecom

  The merger of Rogers and Shaw is complete. Here's what the deal means for the future of Canada's telecom industry and your phone bills.

  Money

  Apr 4, 2023
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• Rogers-Shaw merger closes, forming new telecom giant

  Rogers has closed its acquisition of Shaw and Quebecor has completed its purchase of Freedom Mobile. The deal received the final approval it needed from Ottawa on Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2023
• More competition needed in Canada to fight inflation long-term, Senate report finds

  A Senate committee found that Canada's future bouts of inflation could be more limited if there were greater competition in some highly concentrated sectors.

  Money

  Feb 16, 2023
• Rogers says network upgrades after outage will cost $261M, but no timeline given

  Rogers Communications is set to spend $261 million to overhaul its network in an effort to prevent future outages like the one that knocked out service in July.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2022
• Telecom experts criticize Rogers’s Shaw takeover plan as MPs probe outage

  The experts provided a number of policy recommendations, including ways to ensure competition in the industry, and called for the Rogers-Shaw transaction to be blocked.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2022
• Rogers replaces chief technology officer in wake of nationwide outage

  Rogers' chief technology officer is stepping down effective immediately, the telecom giant announced Thursday, weeks after a nationwide outage.

  Tech

  Jul 21, 2022
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• Rogers outage: House of Commons committee to launch investigation

  Last Friday's outage lasted more than 15 hours, affecting mobile and internet users, knocking out ATMs, and shutting down the Interac payments system in some Canadian cities.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2022
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• Feds say $8.9B raised from Canadian telecom auction for licenses in 5G wireless spectrum

  In total, 1,495 out of 1,504 available licences were awarded to 15 Canadian companies, including 757 licences to small and regional providers across the country.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2021