Regulation & Approvals
Rogers Takes Concord Pacific Condo Internet Fight to the CRTC Over $300-per-Unit Fee
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Rogers asked the CRTC to order Concord Pacific to grant construction access to a Kingsway site with about 1,300 units and a Barker Avenue building with roughly 300 suites in Burnaby, B.C.
- Rogers says Concord Pacific will only negotiate if it pays a $300-per-unit entry fee, and it wants Novus Entertainment barred from serving the buildings until Rogers finishes its install or 12 months after access.
- The CRTC is taking comments on the filing into mid-November.
Rogers has asked the CRTC to force Concord Pacific to let it wire two new condo projects in Burnaby, B.C., saying the developer will only talk if Rogers pays a $300-per-unit entry fee. The filing, submitted this month, was reported by iPhone in Canada.
Rogers Targets Two Burnaby Condo Projects
The filing covers a Kingsway site with about 1,300 units across three towers and a smaller Barker Avenue building with roughly 300 suites. Rogers says it first asked for access in mid-2024 and has been stonewalled since. According to Rogers, Concord Pacific's position is that the Barker site "is not yet in condition where telecom installation or planning can be meaningfully accommodated," and that Kingsway talks will wait until Barker is sorted.
Two of the Kingsway towers are expected to take residents this year, and Rogers says Novus is already marketing service for opening day. Rogers and apparently Telus still have no path into the buildings. Rogers cites long-standing CRTC rules requiring carriers to get timely, non-discriminatory access to multi-dwelling buildings, including during construction, and says flat entry fees are not appropriate. In 2007, after a Shaw complaint, the CRTC found Novus had given itself an undue preference in Concord buildings, noting the two companies are not at arm's length because both are tied to Concord CEO Terence Hui and his family. Rogers also points to a 2015 decision with a similar finding over Shaw.
Concord Pacific's Wind and Data Centre Moves
Concord Pacific Developments acquired a field of 50 wind turbines from Potentia Renewables for several hundred million Canadian dollars, Bloomberg reported in September 2026. The Golden South Wind Project in Saskatchewan has 210 MW capacity, with 200 MW contracted, enough to supply 100,000 homes.
Rogers' Recent Deals and Scale
Rogers Communications is Canada's largest wireless carrier, with over 10 million subscribers, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show Q1 2026 total service revenue of CAD $4.9 billion, up 10% year-over-year, and Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA of CAD $2.4 billion, up 5% year-over-year. In July 2026, Rogers agreed to acquire the remaining 25% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment from Kilmer Sports Inc. for CAD $4.35 billion, reaching 100% ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC and Scotiabank Arena.
Earlier Rogers Filings and Deals
In October 2026, TechMinds, an independent Canadian ISP, filed a CRTC application challenging Rogers and Bell over wholesale internet practices, PRLog reported. Rogers Communications closed a $4.35-billion deal to buy Kilmer Sports' stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, gaining full ownership of its four major teams and Scotiabank Arena, The Globe and Mail reported in October 2026. In October 2026, Rogers and Telus raised prices on three of their four main bring-your-own-phone plans by $5 per month, following Bell's earlier increase, iPhone in Canada reported.
What Comes Next at the CRTC
Rogers wants Concord ordered to grant industry-standard construction access right away, and it wants Novus barred from serving either building until Rogers finishes its install or 12 months after it gets access, whichever comes first. Rogers also wants the file handled on an expedited track. The Commission is taking comments into mid-November.