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In the News (Tue 1 Dec 09)

  
  Rogers, Ted
Rogers Communications is the largest cable television business in Canada with 50 systems that embrace close to 35% of all Canadian cable subscribers.
As a result of its 1994 takeover of Maclean-Hunter Ltd., Rogers Communications is the majority share holder of the Toronto Sun Publishing Corp., which publishes five newspapers across Canada, and is also the owner of 191 periodicals in Canada, Britain, the United States, and Europe.
Rogers Communications has paid no dividend to its shareholders since 1980 and has posted profits only three times in the last ten years.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/R/htmlR/rogersted/rogersted.htm   (942 words)

  
 Rogers Group: Overview
Rogers began in the early 1960s when Ted Rogers Jr, son of an electronics manufacturer and radio station owner, established FM radio stations and a television station in Canada.
Shaw Communications, the second largest cable TV operator, swapped systems with Rogers: Shaw is dominant in Canada's western provinces, Rogers in the east.
Rogers more recently bought the Toronto Blue Jays (with a majority interest in the Toronto Phantoms football team), 40% of Sportsnet from BCE and 13 Ontario radio stations from Standard Broadcasting for C$100 million.
www.ketupa.net /rogers.htm   (1314 words)

  
 The InfoTech 100 Companies: Rogers Communications Profile
Rogers reported losses in the past two calendar years—$226 million and $268 million for 2004 and 2005, respectively—largely due to debt servicing for a string of wireless acquisitions.
Rogers has been acting president and chief executive officer of Rogers Cable, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications, since April, 1996.
Rogers serves as chief executive officer of Rogers Wireless and served as its president.
www.businessweek.com /it100/2006/65.htm   (506 words)

  
 RYERSON UNIVERSITY: Rogers Communications Centre (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Rogers Communications Centre is Ryerson University's flagship building for studies in converging communications and interactive media.
The Rogers Communications Centre is about design and research in a community employing both current and advancing communications technology.
The communication and design programs that the Centre houses are an integral part of Ryerson University and an important component of Canada's burgeoning media sector.
www.rcc.ryerson.ca.cob-web.org:8888   (826 words)

  
 Rogers Video
Neither Rogers, its affiliates and related companies, nor each of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents makes any representations or warranties that the Rogers Site or access to and use of the Rogers Site will be uninterrupted, error free, or free from defects, viruses or other harmful components.
Rogers recommends that you consult with your nearest Rogers store for information regarding the products and services which may be available to you in your local area.
Rogers reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
www.rogersvideo.ca /aboutus/privacy.asp   (4634 words)

  
 Rogers Wireless Communications News
Rogers Wireless has just unveiled their rendition of the LG Chocolate phone, the TG800, which is essentially the GSM KG800 with one very substantial difference: the 850MHz band.
Rogers Communications Inc. is more than doubling its dividend and splitting its stock after third-quarter net income tripled, but Canada's largest cable TV and cellphone operator has no intention of becoming a...
Rogers Communications Inc. announced that its Board of Directors will put forward a proposal to its Class A shareholders to split its Class A Voting and Class B Non-Voting shares on a two-for-one basis.
www.topix.net /com/rcn   (737 words)

  
 Rogers Communications (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rogers logo Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is Canadas largest cable television service provider with approximately 2.2 million customers in southern Ontario (90% of customers), New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
Rogers Cable Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc and operates over 270 locations coast to coast.
Through Rogers Wireless, the corporation offer wireless communications services and is the largest wireless provider in Canada with 5.3 million voice and data subscribers.
rogers-communications.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888   (271 words)

  
 Rogers Communications posts $61.6M Q3 profit
Rogers said Tuesday that it made a profit of 19 cents per diluted share, compared with a loss of $17.4 million (13 cents a share) a year earlier.
Rogers Wireless posted a profit of $108.4 million (76 cents per share) compared with a profit of $42.7 million or 30 cents per share for the same period a year ago.
Rogers Communications said it advanced the Blue Jays $7.8 million during the quarter, compared to $22.2 million in the third quarter of 2003.
www.cbc.ca /money/story/2004/10/26/rogers_041026.html   (1287 words)

  
 Rogers Communications Careers: Vault Career & Hiring Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rogers Communications employee surveys are collected by Vault editors, Vault Gold Surveys provide detailed information on careers and hiring at specific employers.
We provide a free insider career profile on Rogers Communications, based on interviews and surveys of Rogers Communications employees.
Vault.com is not associated or affiliated with Rogers Communications.
www.vault.com /career-company/Rogers-Communications.html   (671 words)

  
 Rogers.com | Careers @ Rogers
Rogers Communications is Canada's national communications company which is
As a Rogers employee, you are a partner in our Company's success.
Rogers is also a strong supporter of employment equity and diversity in the workplace.
www.rogers.com /english/careersatrogers/index.html   (215 words)

  
 Rogers Communications Jobs: Vault Jobs & Employment Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With employee surveys, company profiles, job listings, message boards and more, Vault is your complete resource to jobs and employment at Rogers Communications.
Rogers Communications employee surveys are collected by Vault editors, Vault Gold Surveys provide detailed information on jobs and employment at specific employers.
Employee Workplace: We've been bought by Rogers and we are in a transition mode.
www.vault.com /jobs-company/Rogers-Communications.html   (275 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Rogers Communications selects Ericsson for 3G UMTS/HSDPA network deployment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE: RG) has chosen Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) as its exclusive supplier for the deployment of its next generation HSDPA voice and data network, scheduled to launch in the fall of 2006.
Ericsson UMTS/HSDPA is the current state-of-the-art 3G network technology based on the world standard for wireless communications - GSM - and is a natural progression for Rogers which already operates the largest coast-to-coast high-speed network.
Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is a diversified Canadian communications and media company engaged in three primary lines of business.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=109563   (486 words)

  
 Rogers Communications - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A, TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RG) is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications and cable television, with additional telecommunications and mass media assets.
Rogers Wireless is Canada's largest wireless communications services provider, under the Rogers and Fido brand names, with 6.2 million voice and data subscribers, and now the sole Canadian operator of a GSM-based network.
Rogers also is a partner in OLN Canada, TVtropolis and is a two-thirds owner of G4techTV Canada with Comcast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rogers_Communications   (725 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Rogers in C$1.77 bln deal for AT&T Wireless stake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
TORONTO (Reuters) — Rogers Communications (RG) said Monday that it had reached a tentative deal to buy ATandT Wireless Services' (AWE)s 34% stake in Rogers Wireless Communications (RCN), in a deal worth C$1.77 billion ($1.4 billion).
The widely anticipated agreement would give Rogers Communications, Canada's No. 1 biggest cable company, control of about 90% of the country's second-largest mobile phone firm.
Under a 1999 shareholder agreement, Rogers Communications had the right of first negotiation on the Rogers Wireless stake.
www.usatoday.com /money/industries/telecom/2004-09-13-rogers-att_x.htm   (572 words)

  
 Rogers Communications loses $15.5M in Q4
Rogers' operating profit rose 22 per cent to $450.5 million from $369.3 million, while revenue climbed to $1.57 billion from $1.29 billion.
The Microcell acquisition, coupled with Rogers' privatization of its wireless division, led its depreciation and amortization charges to rise to $340.1 million from $273.9 million a year earlier.
Shares of Rogers Communications were off 3 cents at $34.52 on the TSX.
www.cbc.ca /money/story/2005/02/15/rogers-050215.html   (1248 words)

  
 Rogers Wireless Communications, Cell Phones & Cellular Phone Plans Canada - Rwireless.Ca
Rogers Wireless is Canada's leading wireless communications service provider.
Rogers Wireless serves more than 5.5 million customers, including over approximately 5.3 million wireless voice and data subscribers and approximately 211,000 one-way messaging (paging) Rogers Wireless subscribers.
Rogers Wireless' subscribers also have wireless access internationally in over 140 countries, including throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, through roaming agreements with other wireless providers.
www.rwireless.ca   (346 words)

  
 Rogers buys Videotron - Feb. 7, 2000
NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Rogers Communications Corp., Canada's largest cable television service provider, agreed Monday to take control of Videotron Group Ltd. in a stock swap valued at $4.2 billion (C$6 billion), expanding its presence nationally and strengthening its position as one of North America's dominant multimedia players.
    Rogers said it plans to enter into a trust agreement prior to the transaction, allowing the merger to go ahead before an official review by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
    Rogers Communications (RG: Research, Estimates)'s Class B stock fell 3 to 30-3/4 on the New York Stock Exchange, while Videotron's stock rose C$1.10 to C$41.60 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
money.cnn.com /2000/02/07/deals/videotron   (678 words)

  
 BBHub   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pinstacker Moridar, who is a Rogers customer, reported tonight that the Pearl is now available on Roger's website.
The cause, Rogers spokesperson Taanta Gupta said, was a cut in the fiber used by networking provider Allstream to bridge Rogers and Research In Motion's mobile networks and routing facilities.
Rogers is charging $25 a month for a subscription to the Sales Anywhere service suite, which is used by sales types to coordinate customer data before and after that important sales call.
www.bbhub.com /category/rogers-communications   (2123 words)

  
 Rogers Corporation Homepage: Welcome to Rogers Corporation
Rogers Corporation is a manufacturer of high-performance specialty material products, serving a diverse range of markets that includes portable communication devices, communication infrastructure, consumer products, computer and office equipment, ground transportation and aerospace and defense.
Rogers, headquartered in Rogers, CT, is a global technology leader with manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Europe, China, and Korea, and sales offices worldwide.
Rogers Corporation Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Yearly Results.
www.rogerscorporation.com   (306 words)

  
 Communiqué - BUSCHAU v. ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.
On 11 January2001, the British Columbia Court of Appeal rendered its judgement in a class action lawsuit launched against Rogers Communications Inc. by members of one of its pension plans.
The decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court was described in an 8 October 1998 Mercer Communiqué entitled
Rogers Cable T.V. Ltd: Contribution holidays and plan mergers for federally regulated pension plans".
www.mercerhr.com /referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1129725   (630 words)

  
 Rogers Communications Successful in Exchange Offer for Rogers Wireless Shares   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. (TSX: RCM; NYSE: RCN) operates Canada's largest integrated wireless voice and data network, providing advanced voice and wireless data solutions to customers from coast to coast on its GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, the world standard for wireless communications technology.
Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is a diversified Canadian communications and media company.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2004/Dec/1104216.htm   (1376 words)

  
 Rogers Communications and Microsoft Announce Agreements To Develop and Deploy Advanced Broadband Television Services in ...
Microsoft and Rogers will work closely together to customize the Microsoft TV Platform Adaptation Kit (Microsoft TVPAK) software platform to Rogers' needs and to plan the development of new digital services to meet Canadian viewers' needs.
Rogers currently has one of the most integrated and advanced cable networks in North America with two-way capability covering 89 percent of the 2.8 million homes it passes.
The coupon on the preferred securities is payable at Rogers option in cash, Class B shares or additional preferred securities.
www.microsoft.com /presspass/press/1999/Jul99/RogersCommPr.mspx   (731 words)

  
 Rogers Communications Selects Interwoven's Content Infrastructure
Contributors are now empowered to easily view and test all Web content before publishing to www.rogers.com.
This functionality will allow Rogers Communications Inc. content contributors to preview and test their content modifications throughout the Rogers Website prior to publishing.
"Rogers Communications recognized the need for a comprehensive Content Infrastructure to leverage all of its eBusiness initiatives," said Joe Ruck, senior vice president of marketing at Interwoven.
www.interwoven.com /news/press/2001/0821rogerspr.html   (366 words)

  
 Rogers Communications' Servers Share Traffic | February 22, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The switches also route and handle the packet filtering for Rogers' firewalls, and all of Rogers' servers are connected via Gigabit Ethernet.
This architecture let Rogers point to different zones within an intranet connection, such as to development or production Web areas.
Now that network traffic is being spread more equitably among the Web, cache, VPN and firewall servers, Rogers is looking at redirecting and balancing traffic across its entire WAN.
www.networkcomputing.com /1004/1004centerfoldtext.html   (568 words)

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