TORONTO – With the headlines in British Columbia and Alberta touting the Telus strike which began today, Rogers Telecom announced it’s expanding its local phone service further into the Lower Mainland of B.C., adding five more communities to its coverage area.
Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and the Newton area of Surrey are the main communities. With today’s announcement, Rogers Telecom facilities (formerly the Sprint Canada network, which Rogers purchased earlier this year) are now co-located in 160 wire centres across Canada.
"Residents and businesses in these Lower Mainland communities will now have a choice when it comes to selecting a provider for their local telephone service," said David Masotti, president, Rogers Telecom.
"Households in these areas will be able to select from a bundle of telecommunication services including home phone or local service, long distance, wireless and dial-up Internet access service. Businesses will be able to select from a wide array of services including local, long distance, toll-free, enhanced voice, data and Internet protocol based services."
Rogers Home Phone basic service starts at $30.95 per month and includes one calling feature, and the home phone service and unlimited North American long distance bundle is $50.90. There is no fee to change telephone companies. Customers keep the same phone number and maintain their listing in the phone directory.
The cost of local business lines vary by contract term and number of lines purchased.
Here are the telephone exchanges Rogers expanded into today in the 604 area code in Port Coquitlam:
461
472
944
464
552
945
468
941
949
469
942
In Port Moody
931
937
933
939
936
In Newton, Surrey
501
590
596
502
591
597
507
592
598
543
594
599
572
And in the 778 area code:
593
