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Rogers Pulls the Plug on Shaw’s Website: End of an Era
The Shaw.ca website has officially been shut down and folded into Rogers.com, marking another step in Rogers' full takeover of Shaw after their merger in April 2023. One year after the merger, Rogers said it expanded 5G to over 150 communities, added high-speed internet to 90,000 more homes, and moved Shaw Mobile customers over to...
Rogers Marks 40 Years Since Canada’s First 10-Pound Cell Phone Call
Canada’s first wireless phone call took place 40 years ago on July 1, 1985, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. Then-mayor Art Eggleton used a 10-pound mobile phone to call Montreal’s mayor, Jean Drapeau. The call was made possible by Ted Rogers, the founder of Rogers, who invested early in the mobile technology. Today, Rogers...
Rogers Offers Canada Day Promo Plan with 158GB of Data
Rogers recently launched a new promo plan leveraging Canada Day celebrations, offering 158GB of data, matching our nation’s birthdays. The Canada Day Offer is the company’s Essentials 5G+ plan for new activations, which is priced at $65 per month after auto-pay and bring your own device. It includes data speeds of up to 250 Mbps...
Rogers Network Outage Now Fixed Nationwide, Say Customers
Earlier today there was a short Rogers outage that affected many customers nationwide, according to reports online from customers and third-party tracking sites like Downdetector. Many customers said signals just disappeared and iPhones started to show SOS (those that support Apple's Emergency SOS via Satellite). The Rogers outage affected cellphone and internet services. Many were...
Cogeco Warns CRTC of “Extreme Bullies”, Content Blackouts [Update]
Cogeco is calling on the CRTC to clamp down on Canada’s largest telecom and media companies, accusing them of abusing their dominance and threatening the survival of smaller distributors. The company made these statements at the CRTC's hearing on June 20. “We are dealing with large vertically integrated players who own a large number of...
Rogers to Shut Down Shaw Wi-Fi Hotspots, Freedom Mobile Cut Off
Rogers is shutting down the Shaw WiFi hotspot network on July 21, ending public access to thousands of hotspots across Western Canada—and Freedom Mobile customers will feel the impact. A banner on the Shaw internet Wi-Fi website reads: "Rogers WiFi Hotspots will no longer be available starting July 21.” The shutdown affects Freedom Mobile users...
Rogers Closes Massive $7B Deal with Blackstone, Pension Giants
Rogers has finalized a $7 billion deal with Blackstone and several major Canadian pension funds, selling a non-controlling stake in a new subsidiary that owns part of its wireless network infrastructure. The move gives Blackstone and partners—including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, PSP Investments, BCI, and IMCO—an...
Rogers Stadium Gets New 5G+ Network that Cost Over $5 Million
Rogers has installed a major 5G upgrade at its new outdoor concert venue, Rogers Stadium, located at the former Downsview Airport Lands in Toronto. The telecom company spent $5.2 million to build a dedicated 5G+ network at the site, aiming to support up to 50,000 concertgoers with faster speeds and stronger signal coverage. The upgrade...
Rogers Offering $60/220GB Global Roaming Plan to Some Customers
A Rogers customer on Friday shared a surprising wireless deal they found buried in their plan options: a $60/month 5G Infinite Ultimate plan offering 220GB of full-speed data and a long list of international roaming perks. The bring your own device plan, titled “5G Infinite Ultimate NS”, includes unlimited nationwide and international calling, unlimited international...
Corus Tells CRTC: Rogers Has Too Much Power in TV Industry
Corus Entertainment says Canada’s broadcasting system is broken—and blames Rogers for making things worse. Speaking at this week's hearings with the CRTC, Corus told regulators on Friday that Rogers’ growing dominance is threatening the future of independent Canadian TV channels. The company said it’s struggling to get fair treatment from distributors like Rogers, especially after...
Rogers Faces Strike Backed by Anti-Scab Law: ‘This Must End Now’
A group of 25 Rogers technicians in Abbotsford, B.C. went on strike early Thursday morning after contract talks with the company failed to reach a deal. The workers, represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1944, say they’re underpaid compared to colleagues doing the same job in nearby cities. The union says the Abbotsford technicians earn...
Rogers and Bell Warn They’ll Cut Investment If Forced to Share [Update]
The Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA)—the industry group representing the likes of Bell and Rogers—wants Canadians to believe that letting these telecom giants resell internet access on competitor networks will hurt investment, stall network upgrades, and slow down rural expansion. In a recent op-ed published in The Hill Times on June 11, association president Robert Ghiz (former...
