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Rogers has announced the completion of its "historic merger" with Shaw bringing together two of Canada's most “iconic" companies to create one national cable, media, and wireless company. The quick completion of the deal comes after Canada approved the merger on Friday. Now that was a fast turnaround. The merger, according to both companies, unlocks...

Quebecor and Shaw announced on Monday morning the completion of the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor, "creating the fourth strong, competitive wireless service provider that Canadian consumers and governmental and regulatory authorities have been waiting for." Rogers has also completed its acquisition of Shaw this morning as well (more...

Rogers' recently-approved $26 billion acquisition of Shaw will be a "massacre" for jobs, per Globalive CEO and Freedom Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera

Rogers has launched a limited-time promo in the form of a $95/50GB Canada and USA plan on Friday. This plan offers 5G/5G+ network access and 50GB of data at up to 1 Gbps speeds, then throttled after the data buck is consumed. You also get unlimited calling, texting and data use in Canada and the...

TekSavvy expressed its disappointment in the decision of Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne to approve the Rogers-Shaw merger and related sale of Shaw's Freedom Mobile to Quebecor's Vidéotron. The company claims that the decision disregards unlawful Rogers-Vidéotron agreements and the ongoing investigation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) into anticompetitive wholesale agreements. TekSavvy has...

Independent Canadian senator Colin Deacon has criticized today's approval of the Rogers-Shaw merger, saying that the conditions and penalties imposed on the deal would not be necessary if Canada's Competition Act did not favour oligopolies. He argues that the Competition Commissioner in Canada lacks the same powers as their counterparts in other G7 countries, which...

Rogers has updated its 2023 financial guidance ranges to reflect its expected acquisition of Shaw which was overwhelmingly approved by the federal government on Friday morning. The company said on Friday morning that its total service revenue is expected to increase by 26% to 30%, while adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA)...

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced on Friday morning he has approved the Rogers-Shaw merger, to nobody’s surprise. “Today, I am informing Canadians that I have secured on their behalf unprecedent and legally binding commitments from Rogers and Videotron. And, after imposing strict conditions, the spectrum...

The Globe and Mail reports that Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to announce his decision regarding Rogers' $20-billion acquisition of Shaw on Friday morning. Two unidentified sources claim the announcement is related to the minister's review of the takeover, set to take place tomorrow at 8:30 am EDT. ISED...

Torontonians and city officials are once again asking Rogers, Bell, and Telus to provide cell service on the TTC after a teen was stabbed to death

Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here they are as of Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Bell Noticeable price changes: Samsung phone deals: Samsung Galaxy...

Telus-owned Public Mobile says customers have been experiencing difficulties connecting to *611 since March 23, 2023. The prepaid brand has acknowledged the issue and is actively working to resolve it. This morning, Public Mobile provided an update, stating that their teams have identified the problem and are working quickly to fix it. The issue appears...