Rogers Communications - Definition and Overview

Rogers Communications (NYSE: RG (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=RG)), founded by Edward S. “Ted” Rogers, Sr., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with approximately 2.2 million customers in southern Ontario (90% of customers), New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Rogers offers cable television, digital cable and high definition television, video on demand, broadband Internet access, interactive television and enhanced television. Rogers Cable also operates Rogers Video, Canada's largest domestically owned chain of video stores. Rogers Cable Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE: RG).

Rogers Communications also offer videocassette, DVD and video game sales and rentals through Rogers Video, Canada's second largest chain of video stores. There are 273 Rogers Video stores as of June 30, 2003.

Through Rogers Wireless, they also offer wireless communications services.

Rogers owns Toronto's multicultural television stations, CFMT and CJMT, as well as Maclean's, Canada's weekly newsmagazine.

It also owns the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and SkyDome.

Management

• CEO: Edward Rogers

See also

• List of assets owned by Rogers Communications

External links

• Rogers Communications Website (http://www.rogers.com)
  • Rogers.com | About Rogers | History of Rogers (http://www.rogers.com/english/aboutrogers/historyofrogers/)
• Rogers Video (http://www.rogersvideo.ca)
• Yahoo! - Rogers Communications Inc. Company Profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/42/42405.html)