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Quebecor CEO Péladeau can never find a replacement for Brian Mulroney
Konrad Yakabuski
opinion
Watch out, lower cellphone bills can have unforeseen consequences
Dvai Ghose
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Quebecor reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up, raises quarterly dividend
Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, May 11, 2023.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
technology
Rogers urges CRTC to prioritize costs of companies that build internet networks
Quebecor Media Inc. President and Chief Executive Pierre Karl Péladeau speaks to the media after appearing at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) on Parliament Hill January 25, 2023 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
inside the market
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A field of operating solar panels located in Prince Edward County, Ontario. This is one of 13 solar projects owned and operated by Northland Power Inc.
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Bell Canada seeks appeal of network sharing decision by CRTC
The Bell Canada logo is seen in Montreal, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Bell Canada says it has acquired independent telecom provider Distributel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Quebecor reports third-quarter profit, revenue up from year ago as Freedom drives growth
Quebecor headquarters is seen as the media company holds its annual meeting Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
technology
Quebecor extends coverage areas for Freedom Mobile customers, launching MVNO service
Quebecor headquarters is seen Monday, October 6, 2014 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
technology
CRTC sides with Bell in arbitration proceeding with Quebecor over MVNO data rates
BCE Inc. headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday August 3, 2023. Canada's telecommunications regulator has sided with BCE Inc. in a final offer arbitration proceeding between that company and Quebecor Inc. over wholesale mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) data rates.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
BCE and Quebecor wage a war of attrition in French-language specialty TV
Konrad Yakabuski
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Quebecor asks industry minister to intervene in dispute with Rogers over MVNO rates
Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Quebecor Inc. says its purchase of Freedom Mobile drove a big boost in earnings last quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
canada
Quebecor stops paying rent at legislature, says $100K fee a threat to democracy
Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Quebecor Inc. says its purchase of Freedom Mobile drove a big boost in earnings last quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
opinion
CRTC should not have sided with Quebecor against Rogers in network access ruling
Dvai Ghose
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Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile purchase pushes it to big earnings gains
Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Quebecor Inc. says its purchase of Freedom Mobile drove a big boost in earnings last quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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CRTC backs Quebecor in rate-setting ruling for access to Rogers’ wireless network
A person navigates to the online social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. Canada’s national telecommunications regulator is lowering some wholesale internet rates by 10 per cent as it launches a review aimed at bolstering competition and lowering consumer costs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Freedom Mobile expands into Quebec, offers free access to nationwide domestic roaming to attract customers outside urban cores
A Freedom Mobile telephone outlet is seen in Ottawa, Ont. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
technology
Media companies pull back from Facebook, Instagram as Meta plans to block Canadian news from services
Quebecor headquarters is seen Monday, October 6, 2014 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Rogers proposes wireless access framework for Bell, Telus, Quebecor customers on TTC subways
Riders take a subway train on the Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto, Saturday, April 1, 2023. Canada's industry minister is calling on the country's biggest telecom companies to come to an agreement over wireless service in Toronto's subway system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
inside the market
Telecom stocks may be down, but that doesn’t mean investors should disconnect
People walk by Rogers in downtown Calgary on Friday, March 31, 2023. Ottawa is allowing Rogers to complete its $20-billion takeover of Shaw, with conditions that they say will make the deal good for consumers, including creating and maintaining 3,000 new jobs for at least 10 years, investing in enhancing its 5G network, expanding access to low-cost plans, establish western headquarters in Calgary that is to be maintained for at least 10 years, and much more. (Photo by Jude Brocke/The Globe and Mail)
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Telecom competition intensifies after Rogers deal, but trend could be short-lived
A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Quebecor and Rogers head to arbitration with CRTC over MVNO terms
A person navigates to the online social media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Quebecor accuses BCE, Telus of delay tactics in negotiations over network access
Quebecor headquarters is seen as the media company holds its annual meeting Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
inside the market
Practising patience and ignoring headlines: Investing in the Rogers-Shaw deal, and Canada’s new telecom landscape
Philip MacKellar
canada
Industry minister asks telecoms for update on service agreement in Toronto subway
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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What the recent ban on spectrum sales by the Canadian government means for the telecom industry
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Quebecor will move ‘quickly’ to bring down wireless prices for Freedom Mobile customers, CEO says
A man enters a Freedom Mobile store in Toronto on November 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Promises and penalties: consumers finally have a seat at the telecom table
Andrew Willis
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Will the sale of Freedom Mobile in the Rogers-Shaw deal lead to lower wireless prices for Canadians?
Rogers corporate head office and headquarters seen from Ted Rogers Way in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Rogers Communications Inc. said it earned a first-quarter profit of $392 million, up from $361 million a year earlier, and raised its guidance for the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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What the Rogers takeover of Shaw means for consumers
People walk by Rogers in downtown Calgary on Friday, March 31, 2023. Ottawa is allowing Rogers to complete its $20-billion takeover of Shaw, with conditions that they say will make the deal good for consumers, including creating and maintaining 3,000 new jobs for at least 10 years, investing in enhancing its 5G network, expanding access to low-cost plans, establish western headquarters in Calgary that is to be maintained for at least 10 years, and much more. (Photo by Jude Brocke/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
If Rogers-Shaw deal is good for competition, how is it good for Rogers-Shaw?
Dvai Ghose
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Ottawa allows Rogers to complete $20-billion takeover of Shaw with conditions, financial penalties if promises not kept
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne holds up a contract between the telecoms and the federal government as he speaks at a news conference about the Rogers-Shaw merger on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, March 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Rogers takeover of Shaw set to go ahead with Industry Minister’s approval of Freedom Mobile deal
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Rogers takeover of Shaw set to go ahead with Industry Minister’s approval of Freedom Mobile deal
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Competition law experts urge Ottawa to allow foreign ownership of telecoms to bring down prices
People in downtown Toronto using their mobile phones, are photographed on Jan 23 2020.
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Quebecor working with federal government on details of pledge to reduce wireless prices, including penalties
Quebecor Media Inc. President and Chief Executive Pierre Karl Péladeau speaks to the media after appearing at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) on Parliament Hill January 25, 2023 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Quebecor’s growing problems at home make Freedom deal a must for Pierre Karl Péladeau
Konrad Yakabuski