The CEO of Rogers Communications has been summoned to testify before a parliamentary committee after sending a subordinate to appear in his place.
CEO Tony Staffieri has now been ordered to appear before the Commons industry committee by Dec. 5. If he fails to appear again, he could be admonished for contempt of Parliament.
Staffieri was asked to testify about Rogers’ contracts for TV and internet services that allowed price increases despite customers being locked in. The committee passed an Oct. 28 motion asking Staffieri to answer complaints that Rogers is “attempting to price gouge Canadians by failing to honour the original intent of TV and internet service contracts signed by its customers.”…