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Britain and Australia provide example for internet ads, PIAC says
Canada should look to Britain and Australia for lessons on how to regulate internet advertising, a new study by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre maintains. The consumer group surveyed regulators, industry and stakeholder groups as well as looking at foreign markets when assessing the state of the advertising market in this country. The study, Selling …
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Quebecor inks agreement to buy Shaw’s Freedom Mobile
Quebecor Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and Shaw Communications Inc. have formally inked a deal that would see Quebecor purchase Shaw’s Freedom Mobile brand should regulators approve the latter’s acquisition by Rogers. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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CRTC seeks to confirm Rogers-Shaw deal on cable lines
The CRTC is asking Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to confirm that they have reached an agreement over burying cable lines in British Columbia. The pact would cover transmission costs for cable lines on, over, under or along BC highways. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Big 3 fight back against ISED’s efforts to protect wholesale regime
Submissions to the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development’s (ISED) consultation on a new draft policy direction for the CRTC reveal some of the legal arguments that could be used to fight the direction should the government give it the force of law. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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PIAC, CNOC detail disclosure request on Rogers outage
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to mandate that Rogers Communications Inc. reveal more about the details of what led to a nationwide outage across the telecom’s network on July 8. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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VMedia purchase will sweeten Freedom deal for regulators: Quebecor’s PKP
Quebecor Inc.’s president and CEO has said the company’s recent purchase of VMedia Inc. will put it in a position to bundle services and convince the regulators that its purchase of Shaw Communications Inc.’s Freedom mobile will be good for competition. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Bell revenues up, profits down as company releases Q2 numbers
BCE Inc. announced revenues of $5.86 billion for the second quarter of 2022 Thursday, a jump of 2.9 per cent over the figures for a year ago. Net earnings declined 10.9 per cent over the same period, to $654 million. Bell attributed the fall to higher expenses, higher depreciation and amortization and higher severance, acquisition …
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Rogers profit soars based off roaming and subscriber adds in second quarter
Rogers Communications Inc. reported a soaring profit margin for the company’s second quarter, surprising analysts just weeks after a national outage put its networks and reliability in the national spotlight. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Rogers appoints new CTO weeks after national outage
Rogers Communication Inc. has appointed Ron McKenzie, the company’s former president of Rogers for Business, as its new chief technology officer (CTO) two weeks after the telecom giant experienced a national outage affecting both its home internet and wireless customers, as well as the wholesale-based internet service providers that purchase its services. This content is …
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INDU to hold hearings into Rogers outage, CIRA backs full public hearing at CRTC
The House of Commons Industry committee will launch hearings into the Friday, July 8 Rogers Communications Inc. outage, the committee voted Friday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or …
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Quebecor wants to make its case for Freedom divestiture to Competition Tribunal
Quebecor Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal for permission to intervene in the regulator’s review of the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. …
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In-footprint seamless handoffs hurt competition: Bell to CRTC
BCE Inc. is asking the CRTC to rescind its order to make seamless handoffs available for in-footprint coverage gaps, arguing that the order is harming competition by mandating Bell, Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. to make the revised changes in its wholesale mobile wireless roaming service tariffs. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Competition Bureau not satisfied with Freedom divestiture to Quebecor
In a Wednesday morning joint statement, Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. say that mediation sessions with the Competition Bureau have failed to assuage the regulator’s opposition to the merger of the two companies at this stage of the Competition Tribunal process. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Lack of network sharing arrangement “notable” in Quebecor Freedom deal: analyst
The biggest piece of Friday night’s blockbuster announcement of a deal that would see Quebecor Inc. emerge victorious as the buyer of Shaw Communications Inc.‘s Freedom Mobile wireless brand as part of the latter company’s merger with Rogers Communications Inc. was what the deal didn’t include, according to one analyst: a network sharing agreement. This …
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Quebecor to buy Freedom Mobile for $2.85b
In a development that may pave the way for the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., the two companies and Quebecor Inc. announced a deal late Friday night that would see the Quebec-based competitor purchase Shaw’s wireless brand Freedom Mobile for $2.85 billion. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a …
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CRTC denies Bell’s review and vary on toll-trunk tariff language
The CRTC has denied a request from BCE Inc. to stay a 2021 commission order mandating that the incumbent change its tariff language to include all competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), finding that “there is no substantial doubt as to the correctness” of its previous decision. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a …
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Rogers, Telus, want CRTC to deny TekSavvy TPIA tariff changes
Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. are asking the CRTC to deny a request by TekSavvy Solutions Inc. to speed up the regulatory process by which new speed tiers are introduced and become available to wholesale-based internet service providers (ISPs). This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Videotron still actively pursuing Freedom Wireless, Péladeau says
OTTAWA–Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron service is still eager to buy Freedom Wireless from Shaw Communications Inc. as part of a divestiture of assets from the proposed takeover by Rogers Communications Inc. A recently-announced network sharing agreement between Globalive and Telus Corp. does nothing to dampen those hopes, according to Quebecor’s CEO. This content is available to …
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Rogers-Shaw deal on hold until Competition Tribunal proceeding
Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have reached an agreement with the Competition Bureau on a preliminary injunction for their proposed merger until the case is heard and decided by the Competition Tribunal. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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On Rogers-Shaw, focus shifts to network sharing agreements
As the Competition Bureau takes Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to the Competition Tribunal to block the merger of the companies, conversation on what will be required to get the deal done has shifted to whether or not a network sharing agreement is a central component of any possible remedy that would mollify …
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Network sharing deal with Telus strengthens Globalive bid for Freedom: analysts
The reported network sharing deal inked between Freedom Mobile-hopeful Globalive and Telus Corp. would strengthen the former’s bid to pick up Shaw Communications Inc.‘s mobile assets should the Competition Bureau mandate their divestment as part of the approval of Shaw’s acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc., according to telecom industry analysts. This content is available to …
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Heritage committee calls for rejection of Rogers-Shaw deal
The House of Commons Heritage committee is arguing against the merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. Such a move will have grave consequences for media concentration and diversity, the politicians argue. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Site-blocking can be used for online harms legislation: Rogers
Rogers Communications Inc. believes that the site-blocking remedy the company – along with BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. – won through the federal courts in recent months can be used in the future application of the government’s planned legislation aimed at combating online harms. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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Comp. laws are too focused on price: Lawson Hunter
Canada’s competition laws have become too sensitive to price, particularly in mergers, and should instead focus more on the role of innovation and change, according to a Canadian competition and regulatory lawyer. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Telus and IBG row in behind NPF-PIAC petition against Rogers-Shaw CRTC approval
A joint petition to cabinet from the National Pensioners Federation and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (NPF-PIAC) to overturn the CRTC’s approval of the broadcast elements of the Rogers Communications Inc. acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. has gained some support from from an unlikely ally: one of the biggest telecom companies in the country. This …
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Singh calls for halt of Rogers-Shaw merger, PIAC appeals to cabinet
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called once again for the government to disallow the Rogers Communications Inc. takeover of Shaw Communications Inc., saying it is not in the public good. The merger will result in layoffs of staff and higher costs for consumers, he alleged. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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Rogers boss won’t confirm Xplornet ‘rumours’
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri declined to comment on what he called “rumours” that the company – alongside Shaw Communication Inc. – have presented a plan to the federal government that would see Xplornet Communications Inc. take over Shaw’s Freedom Mobile wireless brand as part of regulatory approval of the Shaw acquisition. This content …
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Little support for CRTC forbearance policy review following Part 1 application
The Forum for Research and Policy in Communications (FRPC) is the only intervener in a CRTC proceeding that supports a Toronto-based attorney’s request to consider whether the CRTC’s general policy of forbearance remains applicable. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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CCSA decries Shaw’s plan to cut satellite service
The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) is calling on the CRTC to reverse a planned service cancellation by Shaw Communications Inc. ahead of its takeover by Rogers Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news …
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CRTC sides with regional wireless carriers in roaming decision
The CRTC mostly accepted the arguments of small wireless carriers against the big three in a ruling on seamless handoff and 5G roaming. In a lengthy decision issued Wednesday, the commission sought to make life easier for the regional players by finding in their favour in almost every one of the disputed areas. Those topics …
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UPDATED: CRTC approves Rogers-Shaw broadcasting acquisition
The CRTC has approved Rogers Communications Inc.‘s acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.‘s broadcasting assets, meaning that the companies have now cleared the first of three regulatory hurdles on the way to cementing the merger. In a Thursday afternoon release after the close of markets, the regulator wrote that it “concludes that the transaction as modified …
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Supreme Court dismisses TekSavvy appeal of GoldTV site-blocking order
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Quebecor cautions regulators on Globalive bid for Freedom
Asked if the odds of Quebecor Inc. purchasing Shaw Communications Inc.‘s wireless assets have become lower in the wake of Globalive Capital Inc.‘s reported offer of $3.75 billion should should Shaw have to sell as part of its acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc., Quebecor chief financial officer Hugh Simard didn’t exactly answer. This content is …
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Rogers still expects Shaw deal to close in Q2
Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri has said that last week’s announcement from Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, in which he said he would not allow the ‘wholesale’ transfer of Shaw Communications Inc.‘s spectrum assets to Rogers as part of the latter’s acquisition, was “very helpful in terms of articulating their broad view” and that it …
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UPDATED: Champagne to deny ‘wholesale’ transfer of spectrum from Shaw to Rogers
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Delay 3,800 Mhz auction until altimeter issues resolved, Sasktel tells ISED
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. has a “simple” recommendation for the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) as it consults on the upcoming 3,800 Mhz auction: that it be delayed until the issue of 5G interference with radio altimeter (used to determine the altitude of an aircraft) is fully resolved. This content is available …
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Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP
Community-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that meet high journalistic standards,” and the Online Streaming Act should be amended to ensure sustainable funding for local news, a Rogers Communications Inc. executive told the House of Commons’ Heritage committee as the company defended the impact its merger with Shaw Communications Inc. will have on …
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Competition Bureau recommends overhaul of competition law
In reviewing mergers and acquisitions Canada’s Competition Act should do away with the so-called efficiencies exception, and should enact what are known as structural presumptions to shift the burden to merging parties to prove why a presumptive merger would not harm competition, according to the authority in charge of enforcing the act. This content is …
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Cogeco more interested in MVNO than Freedom
The addition of Shaw Communications Inc.‘s Freedom Mobile brand, should Shaw be forced to sell it off by the Competition Bureau as part of the regulator’s review of the company’s acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc., would do less for Cogeco’s entrance to the wireless market than the CRTC’s wholesale framework, according to Cogeco CEO Philippe …
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CRTC orders apartment owner to permit Rogers access
The CRTC has told a Saint John, New Brunswick real estate developer he must offer “timely access” for Rogers Communications Inc. to enter multi-dwelling units (MDU) under construction. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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BREAKING: Staffieri confirmed as Rogers CEO
Tony Staffieri had been appointed as President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., the company announced Monday evening in a press release. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial or …
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Canada avoids American confusion of 5G impact on airports
Early consultations on regulations to 5G rollout affecting air traffic seems to have resulted in Canada avoiding a dispute that roiled the American telecom market. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a …
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Iristel takes CRTC traffic stimulation decision to Federal Court of Appeal
While it is asking the CRTC for guidelines on how to comply with a recent decision aimed at stopping traffic stimulation to its numbers in the 867 numbering area, Iristel Inc. is also asking the Federal Court of Appeal to overturn the regulator’s decision. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign …
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867 traffic stimulation fight now focuses on conference calling
Iristel Inc. has asked for guidance from the CRTC in seeking to comply with a December decision that upheld a 2020 CRTC move to slash the company’s long distance call termination rate by 74 per cent, and found that the company had granted itself an undue advantage by allowing the use of 867 numbers by …
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Revenues dropped in 2020, EBITDA margins increased in 2020: CRTC CMR report
Overall, telecommunications companies pulled in some $53.4 billion in 2020, a 1.4 per cent decrease in overall revenues compared to 2019, according to the most recent edition of the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report released Wednesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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ISED approves Rogers spectrum subordination in Yukon
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) approved the subordination of a spectrum licence held by Rogers Communications Inc. to SSI Micro Ltd. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take …
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Interveners not swayed by Rogers-Shaw arguments at CRTC merger hearing
Numerous interveners of the CRTC’s Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. merger hearing told the commission in Monday submissions that the incumbents haven’t presented a good enough case when it comes to the acquisition’s effect on the broadcasting system. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Singh calls for price caps on wireless and internet bills, opposes Shaw takeover
OTTAWA – NDP leader Jagmeet Singh reiterated his party’s call for lower wireless and internet prices, calling for a price cap on billing. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free trial …
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Rogers, Quebecor, Cogeco lag behind in pandemic pick up: analyst
Of Canada’s big three telecom companies, Rogers Communications Inc. is the one most affected by the COVID-19 Delta wave and the looming Omicron variant. However, with the Shaw Communications Inc. merger on the horizon, things should be picking up for the incumbent, according to a National Bank analyst. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Rogers keeps mum on post-ouster Natale consultation fee
Rogers Communications Inc. has declined to adjust its calculation of the value of the acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. to include in its application to the CRTC the value of any consulting fee paid to ousted CEO Joe Natale, a week after the regulator asked it to do so in a hearing into the transaction. …
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Safeguards can’t justify Rogers-Shaw merger: Bell to CRTC
No amount of proposed remedies will undo the damage of Rogers Communications Inc. gaining 47 per cent of the English-language broadcast distribution undertaking (BDU) market, according to representatives of BCE Inc., who Thursday asked CRTC commissioners not to approve their chief competitor’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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At CRTC, Cogeco cites Rogers opposition to Bell-Astral merger
On the third day of CRTC hearings into the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc., Cogeco Inc.’s Paul Beaudry quoted from a Rogers intervention during BCE Inc.’s application to take over Astral Media in 2012. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Rogers needs Shaw to sell CanCon alongside OTT services
Top brass from Shaw Communications Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. sought to convince CRTC officials that a merger of their two companies would be a boon for Canadian television programming in the face of increased competition from U.S.-based over-the-top streaming services like Netflix Inc., Amazon Inc.‘s Prime, and Walt Disney Co.’s Disney+. This content is …
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Rogers-Shaw CRTC hearing now has ‘extra element of intrigue’: analyst
The Tuesday night announcement of the departure of Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale and the appointment of once-ousted chief financial officer Tony Staffieri as interim CEO adds an “extra element of intrigue” to the CRTC hearing on the broadcasting assets of the merger with Shaw Communications Inc., according to a financial analyst. This content …
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CRTC denies request for delay in Roger-Shaw hearing
The CRTC has denied a request by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the National Pensioners Federation (PIAC-NPF) to delay the hearings into the acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc. by Rogers Communications Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting …
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CRTC should proceed with Rogers-Shaw hearing: Rogers, analyst
Rogers Communications Inc. says there is no reason to delay the CRTC on its merger with Shaw Communications Inc., after a Supreme Court of British Columbia judge ruled Friday that formerly ousted now-reinstated chairman, Edward Rogers,’ reconvening of the board was legitimate. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Competitive pay-telephone service provider tells CRTC Bell should pay its bills
An Ontario-based pay-telephone owner and competitive pay-telephone service provider (CPTSP) wants the CRTC to order BCE Inc. to pay for providing toll-free services using regular business lines, arguing that the large telecom is trying to push out the competition. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Please don’t delay merger hearing: Rogers to CRTC
Rogers Communications Inc.‘s regulatory team can present the company’s position to the CRTC commissioners and to the public at the upcoming hearing into the company’s proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc., no matter who is sitting around the board table. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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Delay Rogers-Shaw CRTC hearing until its clear who controls Rogers: PIAC
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has asked the CRTC to delay a hearing on the proposed Shaw Communications Inc. merger with Rogers Communications Inc. until it becomes clear who has authority over Rogers, according to a letter sent to the regulator Monday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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