Cable / Telecom News

Ted wants to beat ’em, not join ’em

TORONTO – Rogers Communications founder and CEO Ted Rogers said Monday his company was approached by at least some off the private equity players looking to take Bell Canada Enterprises private. The response from the CEO whose stated goal is to beat Bell? "Of course, we told them all to go to hell.”For Rogers, who wouldn't say who approached them, it's all about execution, shoulder to the wheel, nose to the grindstone, the "boring" work of making sure customers are happy. "It's very, very important to maximize what we have, and for the past number of years, we have been...