Rogers to take charge on renegotiated Yahoo! deal

TORONTO – Back in January 2004, Rogers Cable signed a multi-year agreement with Yahoo! to offer cable's high-speed Internet access subscribers a co-branded broadband experience. Rogers Cable and its broadband customers received Yahoo!'s e-mail functionality; hosting and storage; security, pop-up blocking and parental control tools; digital photo tools; online music and game services; and an array of content in a personalized user environment. Under the agreement, Rogers paid portal fees to Yahoo! for these services on a per subscriber basis. Yesterday, however, Rogers and Yahoo! entered into a renegotiated agreement effective January 1, 2008 under which the two companies will...