The Rogers-Shaw merger deal has been approved by the Canadian Competition Tribunal, but the Competition Bureau is fighting to be further convinced. Moreover, before the merger successfully proceeds, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science and industry, must also approve spectrum license transfers.
TELUS Sky, a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Downtown Calgary, is an impressive landmark that stands 60-stories tall and brings 750,000 square feet of office and retail space as well as 326 rental units, creating a unique and dynamic blend of working and urban living. As a result, TELUS now occupies the largest LEED Platinum footprint in North America.
TELUS’s robust Q3 2022 performance reflects the chemistry of its globally leading broadband networks and customer-centric culture, which have enabled its strongest quarter on record, with total customer net additions of 347,000, up more than 8% year-on-year. This included strong mobile phone net additions of 150,000, up 11% over last year and the best quarterly result since the third quarter of 2010; record-high net connected device additions of 124,000; and an industry-leading total fixed net additions of 73,000.
Continued operating momentum in TELUS’ high growth, technology-oriented verticals is recorded for the first quarter of 2022, with strong double-digit revenue growth across TELUS International, TELUS Health, and TELUS Agriculture.
Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne formally rejected part of a deal between Canadian telecom giants Rogers and Shaw to merge, insisting on the need for competition in the wireless market.
Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have expressed their opposition to the Commissioner of Competition’s intention to file applications to the competition tribunal preventing Rogers’ proposed merger transaction with Shaw.
Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc., and Quebecor Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Freedom Mobile Inc. to Videotron Ltd., a subsidiary of Quebecor, subject to regulatory approvals and closing of the merger of Shaw and Rogers announced on March 15, 2021.
With total speeds three times faster than cable, Bell's pure fiber Internet service now offers download and upload speeds of 3 Gbps, providing a faster experience while working or learning from home, playing games, or sharing videos.
Bell Canada announced that it is set to deliver the fastest Internet speeds in North America of any major provider. As announced previously this year, Bell is already the fastest of any major provider in the country with 3Gbps and is now introducing even faster symmetrical speeds of up to 8Gbps, the fastest of any speeds offered today by any major provider. With these speeds, and in select areas of Toronto, Bell pure fiber Internet will have download speeds five times faster than cable technology and upload speeds 250 times faster than cable technology. Bell also will bring Wi-Fi 6E in the home, the fastest Wi-Fi technology available, and when coupled with North America's fastest Internet speeds, is set to transform the at-home experience.
According to The Globe & Mail, Xplornet has entered negotiations on a potential purchase of Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile division, as Rogers Communications looks at options for offloading Freedom to gain regulatory clearance for its proposed takeover of Shaw.
