TORONTO—Before he died, Ted Rogers made clear in his autobiography that he had two wishes for the telecommunications empire he had built: keep Rogers Communications Inc. under the Rogers family control and ensure someone is in charge.
Events of the past few weeks have left those wishes in doubt. The Canadian billionaire’s heirs are feuding over control of Rogers Communications, a split that has exposed family grievances, confused employees and investors, and complicated a pending $16 billion takeover.
