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Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE), Rogers Communications and Sportsnet announced a new deal to extend their partnership across media and sponsorship, for 10 more years. The deal means Rogers Arena naming rights will remain for the home of the Vancouver Canucks. Both Sportsnet and the Vancouver Canucks have had a broadcast partnership of 24 years...

Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor have released a statement on the outcome of mediation talks today with the Competition Bureau, as part of the Competition Tribunal process. The trio said there was no settlement and they are “disappointed” at the outcome, citing how the Competition Bureau’s actions are delaying “lower wireless prices” for Canadians. "The mediation...

OpenMedia has dubbed Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne the "Minister of Collapse" for his failure to improve wireless competition in Canada

Rogers-owned Fido has started gifting out more free data again to select customers, notifying them via text message. According to RFD user ‘pratsaw’ on Wednesday, a text message received says a “Five-tastic gift” is available in the form of 5GB free data, but for 18 months only. The offer says no plan change is required,...

Canada’s ‘Big 3’ wireless carriers have been busy rolling out 3500 MHz 5G spectrum this year that offers wider coverage and faster download speeds. Rogers started its rollout in June, while Telus and Bell also started in the summer as well. Telus and Bell have marketed 3500 MHz spectrum plans as “5G+” and now Rogers...

In an announcement on Tuesday evening, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, officially denied the transfer of Shaw’s wireless licenses to Rogers, throwing an axe into the deal. "Earlier this year, I stated that I would—under no circumstances—permit the wholesale transfer of wireless spectrum licences from Shaw to Rogers,” said Champagne. "Today, I...

Rogers claims that soccer is not a significant enough part of Sportsnet's schedule for its refusal to carry OneSoccer to be anti-competitive

If negotiations fail, as they did before, the Competition Tribunal will hold hearings on Rogers's proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications in November

Image via RFD user ‘calico0520’ If you’re cellphone plan hunting this weekend, you may want to check out your local Fido store. Some locations are offering up some promotional plans for bring your own phone customers. According to a picture shared by RFD user ‘calico0520’, it details a “limited time offer” with the following plans:...

Seattle-based Ookla has just published its Q3 Market Report on the state of Canada's mobile networks based on the latest Speedtest data.

One Scotiabank analyst believes selling Freedom to an already established wireless player like Quebecor's Vidéotron subsidiary could lower prices across Canada

Rogers Business announced on Wednesday it has launched Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile (formerly known as Operator Connect Mobile) in Canada. This business solution allows mobile devices with Microsoft Teams to make and receive calls, all from a single business number. Rogers says it is the first operator in Canada to offer the Microsoft Teams solution,...