Rogers phone coming to New Brunswick on Canada Day; all of province to be local calls

MONCTON – Ted Rogers love of launching new products on Canada Day continues. While last year's launches and announcements were a little larger, this time Rogers Cable will begin offering residential telephone service to residents of Greater Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John starting July 1, 2006.What will likely catch the most attention down east is that the company announced the whole province of New Brunswick will be a local calling zone. Rogers customers will not be required to dial "1" before the number, so calling from Moncton to Edmundston will be a local call. "Not only are we opening up the...