Canada tribunal won’t block proposed big telecom merger
December 30, 2022 GMTOTTAWA (AP) — The Competition Tribunal on Thursday rejected an effort by Canada's competition watchdog to block the proposed merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., two of the country's biggest telecommunications companies.
Analysts say Canada telecom merger could still go forward
October 26, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Analysts say a multi-billion-dollar merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications, two of Canada’s largest telecommunication companies, could still be completed despite initial government rejection.
Canadian industry minister denies Rogers-Shaw telecom merger
October 26, 2022 GMTOTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Canada’s federal industry minister said Tuesday he would not approve a multi-billion-dollar merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications, two of the country’s largest telecommunication companies.
Canada telecom execs summoned after wide service outage
July 10, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The federal industry minister said Sunday he is summoning telecom executives following an outage at Rogers Communications Inc. that disrupted mobile and Internet services across Canada, hampering several crucial services.
Mobile, internet service mostly back in Canada after outage
July 9, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Rogers Communications Inc. said Saturday it has restored mobile and internet service for ``the vast majority″ of customers after an outage that lasted more than 15 hours.
The disruption, which the Toronto-based telecommunications company offered no explanation for, started Friday morning.