TORONTO – Rogers Communications is building a new multi-floor flagship retail location in Toronto that will be stocked with wireless and connected home technology for consumers and businesses, onsite experts, interactive zones, and dedicated spaces for events and exhibits.
Located downtown in Yonge-Dundas square, construction will begin this summer with the “retail experience centre” anticipated to open later this year.
Rogers said that the new space will join and complement its current 2,500 national distribution points.
“We’re incredibly excited to open our flagship destination centre in the iconic Yonge-Dundas square later this year,” said SVP Consumer Channels Leroy Williams, in the news…
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Auction raises $3.47 billion
OTTAWA – The results of Canada’s 600 MHz spectrum auction were announced after the markets closed Wednesday afternoon.
Rogers Communications acquired the most licences, 52, for a whopping $1.725 billion. “We are proud to make leading and meaningful investments to build the 5G ecosystem in Canada and to help drive our country’s global competitive advantage,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO, in the company press release. “This 5G spectrum is a precious and scarce resource that will benefit Canadians and Canadian businesses across the country.” Rogers was awarded licences in the A and…
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Upgrades wireless service in Ottawa, Guelph
TORONTO – Rogers has announced plans to invest $100 million in its wireless network over five years to connect more than 1,000 kilometres of unserved highway corridors in rural and remote corridors across Canada.
The planned investment will be aided by the federal government’s Accelerated Investment Incentive for telecommunications equipment, announced in the 2018 fall economic statement, the Toronto-based communications giant said late Tuesday. Rogers identified areas such as Route 245 in Antigonish, NS and Highway 5a in Kamloops, BC, adding that more locations will be announced in the coming months.
The move will also…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media is officially out of the magazine publishing business after announcing Wednesday that it is selling all seven of its consumer print and digital magazine brands to St. Joseph Communications (SJC).
The deal includes Maclean’s, Chatelaine (English and French), Today’s Parent, Hello! Canada, as well as digital publications Flare and Canadian Business, plus its custom content business. Financial terms of the acquisition, which is scheduled to close next month, were not publicly disclosed.
All current Rogers Media Publishing employees will be offered employment through the deal.
“It was a difficult decision, but one we believe is right as we…
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VANCOUVER – Rogers Communications pledged to double its investments in British Columbia this year to expand its LTE network, boost and densify its fibre-powered network in Vancouver, and to lay the groundwork for 5G in the province.
“Our new fibre build will further connect thousands more businesses, as well as local governments, giving them more choice in the province,” said Rogers for Business president Dean Prevost, in Tuesday’s news release. “More fibre allows Rogers to enable even more underserved businesses in the province, with reliable connectivity and flexibility for future growth as we go live with 5G.”
The news comes on…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC is calling for comments on an application by three of the country’s big broadcasters seeking to amend their condition of licence requiring that all of their prime time programming be broadcast with described video by September 1st.
Described video is a narrated description of a program’s main visual elements, such as setting, costumes and body language, that helps to make television programming accessible for people with visual disabilities by allowing them to better understand what is occurring on the screen. The Commission has incrementally increased the availability of programming with described video in the Canadian broadcasting…
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TORONTO – Rogers flanker brand chatr is the exclusive Canadian home of the Nokia 2.1, the first smartphone from HMD Global.
Available for $139, the Nokia 2.1 is HMD Global’s first carrier-ranged device in Canada. The device boasts a 2-day battery life, a 5.5-inch HD screen, and dual front-facing stereo speakers. It also comes with Android Oreo (Go edition), designed for smartphones with 1GB RAM or less, including a new range of apps from Google designed to run faster while consuming less data.
Available in Blue/Silver, the Nokia 2.1 is available now at chatr retail stores and online.
“We are excited to announce…
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TORONTO – Rogers said Tuesday that it has upgraded its wireless service in parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Alberta as part of its multi-year network plan to bring gigabit LTE and 5G to its customers.
The upgrades will impact Rogers and Fido customers in Moncton and outside of Fredericton; in Halifax, Bedford and on Hwy 101 near Bridgetown; in the Quebec cities of Gatineau, Boischatel, Québec City, Montréal, St-Eustache, Blainville and Terrebonne; and in four locations in Alberta including Belgravia in Edmonton, Strathcona Athletic Park, as well as several areas in Lethbridge including Willowbrook and Fleetwood.
The enhancements…
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CEO Natale says 2018 yielded “terrific results”
TORONTO – Rogers credited growth in its wireless division – including 112,000 net additions – for gains in revenue and profits for the fourth quarter of 2018.
On Thursday, Rogers posted profit of $502 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, a 1% lift from the same period last year, while adjusted net income jumped 11% to $585 million as a result of higher adjusted EBITDA, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization.
Total revenue increased 6% to $3.94 billion, largely driven by Wireless service revenue growth of 5%, which Rogers said came as…
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TORONTO – Waving the red and white flag, Rogers said Thursday that it contributed $14 billion to the Canadian economy last year, including $2.8 billion in infrastructure, and employed 26,000 Canadians.
“Investment in our country’s infrastructure is essential to our nation’s competitive advantage on the world stage,” said president and CEO Joe Natale, in the news release. “As a Canadian-owned company, we are proud to invest meaningfully to make our country stronger and more successful.”
Touting accomplishments such as the launch of its IPTV service Ignite TV and the rollout of one Gigabit Internet speeds to its residential customer base, Rogers…
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