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Rogers-owned Fido has updated its wireless plans page today with some major changes for news owners. Specifically, the ability to tether your mobile data plan is no longer free, but it’s now a paid add-on. Yes, that’s right, you need to pay for tethering your mobile plan, at the price of $5 per month. So...

More warnings are coming your way from police in Ontario about scammers, this time involving people pretending to be from Bell or Rogers. Guelph Police in Ontario are warning the public about a scam involving people pretending to work for Bell or Rogers, offering fake service promos to trick residents into giving up personal information....

The flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell continue to tweak monthly plans, as prices and data amounts continue to fluctuate after just a matter of days. Earlier this week we told you Fido changed its plan pricing, but now it has reversed course on its 60GB plan, bringing it back at $39 per month....

Crow’s Theatre has announced the world premiere of Rogers v. Rogers, a new play based on the fight for control of telecom giant Rogers. The show will run from December 2 to 28, 2025, at the Guloien Theatre inside Streetcar Crowsnest in Toronto. Adapted by playwright Michael Healey and directed by Chris Abraham, the production...

Hundreds of longtime Rogers employees claim they’re being told to choose: take a new job with Ericsson — or walk away. That’s according to law firm Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, representing some of the affected workers. The firm says Rogers has sold off part of its wireless services support department to Ericsson, and roughly 400 employees...

Here we go again. Yesterday we told you about how Fido and Virgin Plus revamped their plans and today we’re seeing more changes yet again. Fido has increased prices by $5 for its $60GB and 80GB plans, back to what they were last week, but international long distance is absent. Here are the plans as...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to block a major investment deal involving Rogers and Blackstone, the powerful U.S. investment firm led by Trump ally Stephen Schwarzman. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Singh raised concerns about the national security risks of allowing Schwarzman—a longtime supporter of Donald Trump—to...

Rogers customers still using older 3G mobile devices will soon see a new fee added to their bills. Starting in May, the company is introducing a $3 per month 'Legacy Network Usage' charge for customers who continue to rely on its aging 2G and 3G networks, according to the Canadian Press. The fee is being...

We’re seeing some more musical chairs when it comes to the flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell. Fido has revised its plans to increase the price of its 60GB offering, while dropping the price of its 80GB plan by $1, on top of removing the international calling perk. Here are Fido’s plans as of...

Rogers is getting a $7 billion cash boost from Blackstone and a group of major Canadian pension investors. In exchange, these investors are buying a 49.9% stake in a new Rogers-owned company that will hold a small portion of its wireless infrastructure—basically, part of the system that helps data travel between cell towers. It was...

The renewed Rogers-NHL broadcasting rights deal has been confirmed on Wednesday, after earlier reports that claimed a deal was in the works. Rogers has signed a 12-year, $11 billion CAD deal to keep national broadcasting rights for NHL games in Canada through the 2037-38 season. That’s about a 2.5x increase in pricing compared to the...

Rogers technicians in B.C.'s Kootenay region are back on the job after the company ended a nine-day lockout tied to ongoing contract talks. The lockout began March 19 and affected 26 employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 213. The workers, based in communities including Nelson, Trail, Cranbrook, and Fernie, handle...