MONCTON, NB – Rogers Communications Inc. on Thursday announced it was spending $109 million in New Brunswick to expand its Rogers Moncton Customer Care Centre, extend its wireless network and upgrade its cable network.
The New Brunswick government is providing Rogers with a forgivable loan of up to $1.34 million as the telcommunications and cable TV company’s outlay will create 244 new jobs in the province, primarily at the customer care centre.
“As we move toward self-sufficiency, it is essential to improve the telecommunication infrastructure of our province and to partner with companies that want to expand and invest in New Brunswick,” said New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham.
The Rogers Moncton Customer Care Centre, which opened in September of 2002, will be expanded by 15,000 square feet. It currently employs more than 800 New Brunswick residents who support Rogers’ cable, high-speed Internet and wireless customers across Canada.
“This investment is yet another sign of Rogers commitment to New Brunswick,” said Rogers Cable Inc. president Edward Rogers. “As a leading Canadian telecommunications company, we will continue to ensure that our customers in this province receive the most advanced products and services available.”
Rogers will extend its wireless network in the province by over 50%. Coverage will be added in Campbellton and the Acadian Peninsula.
A cable network rebuild is also now under way in the Campbellton region, Acadian Peninsula and the western side of the province.
