Starting today, the CRTC is launching its public hearing to review the wholesale high-speed access framework, set to conclude on Friday. Major telecoms, smaller independent ISPs (those remaining anyways) and public advocacy groups are set to appear at the hearing, to present their arguments. Today will see OpenMedia and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre appear....
The news of the day was Bell’s 4,800 job cuts and the selling off of 45 radio stations from the media side of the business, a decision slammed by politicians such as B.C.'s Premier. We know telecoms like to copy each other and now we’re seeing another example of that, as according to a memo...
Rogers has announced changes to its World Elite Mastercard, offering increased cash back rewards and additional benefits for Rogers, Fido, and Shaw customers, starting on April 9, 2024, according to an email obtained by iPhone in Canada. Cash back rewards will increase from 1.5% to 2% on all eligible purchases for customers subscribed to at...
Rogers-owned Fido launched home internet plans way back in November 2015, offering the plans in Ontario at the time. Fast forward nearly eight years later, Fido no longer offers home Internet to new customers. The Rogers Q4 earnings press release pointed out the following today in a footnote: "Effective October 1, 2023, and on a...
Rogers has successfully conducted the first nationwide live test of 5G network slicing technology, announced the company on Thursday. This test was carried out in major Canadian cities including Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, on its standalone 5G core network. Network slicing is 5G tech that allows creating multiple 'lanes' or slices within a single network....
One of Canada’s last standing independent internet service providers, TekSavvy, minced no words on Tuesday as the company suggested the government should “break up” the big telcos here, such as Rogers, Telus and Bell. Peter Nowak, Vice-President of Insight & Engagement at TekSavvy, strongly criticized the current state of Canada's telecom market, emphasizing the urgent...
Toronto's NHL All-Star Weekend festivities began in a unique fashion as Rogers treated TTC subway commuters to a special appearance by the Stanley Cup and Toronto Maple Leafs alumni Tomas Kaberle. The NHL All-Star Weekend is coming back to Toronto, Ontario, after 20 years, with Rogers as the title sponsor. Kaberle, a 2011 Stanley Cup...
Rogers has confirmed the retirement of board members Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers. This decision is part of a private settlement within the Rogers family, said a press release on Wednesday. “On behalf of the board and management of Rogers Communications, I want to thank Melinda and Martha for their numerous contributions to our company...
The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) has published its comprehensive 2022-23 Annual Report, detailing a notable increase in consumer complaints in Canada's telecom and TV sectors. Between August 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023, the CCTS recorded over 14,000 complaints, marking a 14% rise from the previous year. The report highlights significant issues...
The BCAA (The British Columbia Automobile Association) is offering up discounted Rogers cellphone plans, which are the latter’s corporate offerings (Rogers Preferred Program or RPP). Plans are available starting from $45 per month for bring your own device customers, after Autopay discounts. Here’s what’s available right now: $45/50GB 5G 250 Mbps (non-shareable data; MSRP $80)...
The Standing Committee on Industry and Technology is set to reconvene this week to scrutinize Rogers' plan to increase cell phone prices, which iPhone in Canada first reported before the news percolated across the country. This move comes in the wake of Rogers' announcement to raise prices starting January 17, a decision that contradicts earlier...
With Rogers recently informing customers it was increasing prices for some wireless plans and select Ignite bundles, Canada’s Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canadians are still overpaying for telecom services, with little competition available. Earlier this week, iPhone in Canada first reported that Rogers was raising the prices of select wireless plans for customers not...
