Cable / Telecom News

Rogers still pulling for cable deals

TORONTO – While saying that Rogers Home Phone has had a good first two months in the market (but declining to provide numbers), Rogers Cable president Edward Rogers is still hopeful the company can work with other Canadian MSOs. During the opening morning of the BMO Nesbitt Burns Media and Telecom conference on Tuesday, Rogers said, “we’re pleased with the results that we’re seeing,” from its telephony launch. Rogers hit the ground running though, with 600,000 or so existing Sprint Canada customers thanks to its purchase of Call Net in June. “We’re seeing a very healthy response from customers,” he...