When staying connected mattered most, Rogers enabled and enhanced connectivity to more than 1,000 communities across Canada, ...
23 June 2021 - 10:00PM
Rogers Communications today announced that over the past year and a
half, as Canadian families and businesses relied on critical
technology to work, learn and stay connected, the company enabled
and enhanced connectivity to more than 1,000 communities from
Kelowna, BC, to Peguis First Nations, MB, to Halifax, NS, faster
than at any time in its history. Additionally, the company will
accelerate the pace of its infrastructure rollout to reach 750 more
communities by the end of 2021, helping to support Canada’s
pandemic recovery.
From January 2020 to March 2021, Rogers invested $2.8 billion in
capital spending to deliver high-performing networks and
services that keep Canadians connected to what matters, from
staying in touch with loved ones, learning and working from home,
and accessing vital services, to helping their businesses
participate in the digital economy.
Rogers ongoing investments to improve the efficiency and
performance of its networks, coupled with greater regulatory
certainty and support for facilities-based competition, has enabled
the company to expedite plans to expand and enhance connectivity to
750 more communities by the end of 2021.
This builds on the company’s recent announcement to combine with
Shaw to invest $6.5 billion and deliver next-generation services to
more communities in Western Canada, from rural areas to dense
cities, faster than either company could alone. Together, the two
companies will create Canada’s most robust wholly-owned national
network, delivering more choice and competition for businesses and
consumers, as well as realizing the full benefits of
next-generation networks for Canadians.
“The pandemic has shown us the impact that world-class
connectivity has in every aspect of our lives,” said Joe Natale,
President & CEO, Rogers Communications. “As Canada recovers,
increased regulatory certainty and support for investment by
facilities-based providers will help ensure that Rogers continues
to bring critical, next-generation infrastructure to all parts of
Canada, including rural and remote communities.”
Rogers network investments, which have exceeded $60 billion over
the past three decades, are part of a multi-year initiative to
bring next-generation wireless and wireline services to communities
and businesses across Canada and improve connectivity for
underserved rural and remote regions. Since January 2020, Rogers
has:
- Delivered 5G: Launched Canada’s
First, Largest and Most Reliable 5G Network1, now reaching more
than 700 communities and 50% of the Canadian population on Canada’s
only national network
- Connected transit corridors and
supported public safety: Improved safety along critical roads and
highways, including a plan to build 12 new towers to close key
connectivity gaps along Highway 16 (known as the Highway of Tears)
in British Columbia
- Delivered rural, remote and
Indigenous connectivity: With government partners, Rogers expanded
its fibre and wireless networks to reach underserved communities
across Canada
- Expanded High-speed Internet: Rogers
grew and added capacity to its hybrid fibre-coaxial network to meet
the almost 60% increase in network traffic through the
pandemic
- Connected community partners:
Provided thousands of plans and phones to support vulnerable
Canadians through partnerships with Women’s Shelters Canada, Big
Brothers Big Sisters and PFLAG
About Rogers:Rogers is a proud Canadian company
dedicated to making more possible for Canadians each and every day.
Our founder, Ted Rogers, purchased his first radio station, CHFI,
in 1960. We have grown to become a leading technology and media
company that strives to provide the very best in wireless,
residential, sports, and media to Canadians and Canadian
businesses. Our shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: RCI).
For more
informationmedia@rci.rogers.com1-844-226-1338
1 Rogers was ranked first in the umlaut Mobile Data
Performance audit in major Canadian cities in Q4, 2020.
Visit www.umlaut.com/en/benchmarking/canada. Largest based on
total square kilometers of Rogers 5G coverage compared to published
coverage of other national networks.
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