TORONTO — 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.
The minister set a deadline of Oct. 3 for all passengers on the TTC subway system to have cellular connectivity, regardless of their carrier. In its final submission, Rogers called Bell and Telus' arguments"self-serving," saying they required that Ottawa"take away service from some customers and negatively impact public safety following the launch" of its partial 5G network.
"Rogers now has a head start in the TTC subway," it said."Rogers is benefiting from its subversion and delay tactics that it has employed since it acquired BAI Communications Inc."
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