Alexandra Posadzki

Brad Shaw and family to realize a package worth more than $2-billion, but he says the sale was a last resort

Rogers chief information officer also argues Quebecor can run Freedom Mobile without owning infrastructure in Western Canada

Cost savings, or efficiencies, are a critical issue because Canadian competition law allows a merger to close if it results in lower total costs for the businesses even if it lessens competition

The decision delivered Tuesday is a step forward for the $20-billion deal, which has dragged on for nearly two years

The takeover is in danger of running past the companies’ self-imposed Jan. 31 deadline

The communications giant posted a 6 per cent rise in revenue in the latest quarter; CEO Tony Staffieri says the company remains committed to the $20-billion Shaw deal as it awaits federal approval

Quebecor’s telecom subsidiary, Videotron Ltd., is set to acquire Freedom Mobile, which is currently owned by Shaw Communications Inc., for $2.85-billion as part of the larger, $20-billion takeover of Shaw by Rogers

Independent internet service provider TekSavvy argues terms of the agreements between Rogers and Videotron run afoul of the Telecommunications Act

It has hired bankers and launched a formal sale process, says sources familiar with the discussions

Rogers alleges that it has been trying for two years to get access to poles owned by Telus so that it can attach its own cellular equipment onto them

Tribunal says Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell ‘adopted an unnecessarily contentious approach at numerous points during the litigation’ of Rogers-Shaw deal

Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne also said all carriers offering service in Toronto need to have agreements in place to provide service on the TTC within 100 days

François-Philippe Champagne gave Rogers an ultimatum saying that the telecoms could face penalties if they failed to make cellular service available to all riders by Oct. 3

Rob Gemmell is seen in news footage aired by NBC and CNN on April 4 from Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, where the former president delivered a campaign-style speech to a crowd of supporters

The telecom giant linked the lower quarterly profit to higher interest, depreciation and amortization expenses as well as increased income taxes

Such plans throttle users’ speeds when they hit data thresholds instead of issuing overage charges

Recent promotional offer from Rogers on fixed-wireless home internet has telecom analysts watching for signs that the service could become more popular in Canada

The service connects satellites to everyday smartphones and is poised to eventually eliminate the need for proprietary handsets altogether

BCE argues interim decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will discourage network investment and harm consumers and businesses

Alexandra Posadzki’s extensive, groundbreaking coverage of the boardroom conflict that erupted at Rogers Communications Inc. in the fall of 2021 captivated Bay Street and readers across the country and was recognized with several awards