
Rogers urged minister to not turn off its customers' access to 5G network on TTC
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Before Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne ruled Rogers Communications Inc. must grant its rivals access to its cellular network on Toronto's subway, the company had urged Ottawa not to force it to turn off access for its own customers, newly released documents reveal.
Before Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne ruled Rogers Communications Inc. must grant its rivals access to its cellular network on Toronto's subway, the company had urged Ottawa not to force it to turn off access for its own customers, newly released documents reveal.
In an Aug. 28 filing to Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada, the Toronto-based telecommunications company said "taking service away from any customer is clearly not in the public interest, nor is constraining the public safety benefits for all wireless consumers and transit riders."