Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications logo, used since 2015
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Rogers Building, in Toronto, Ontario
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| Public | |
| Traded as | : RCI.A, RCI.B : RCI S&P/TSX 60 component |
| Industry |
Telecommunications Mass media |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder |
Rogers Vacuum Tube Company Edward S. Rogers Sr. Rogers Cablesystems Edward S. Rogers Jr. |
| Headquarters | 333 Bloor Street East Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Key people
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Alan Horn (Chairman, Interim President & CEO) Edward S. Rogers III (Deputy Chairman) |
| Products | Landline and mobile telephony, Internet services, digital television, broadcasting, cable TV, publishing |
| Revenue | CAD$ 13.414 billion (2015) |
| CAD$ 1.490 billion (2015) | |
| Total assets | CAD$ 29.175 billion (2015) |
| Total equity | CAD$ 5.745 billion (2015) |
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Number of employees
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26,000 (2013) |
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| Website | www |
Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company. It operates particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, telephone, and Internet connectivity with significant additional telecommunications and mass media assets. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario,
The company claims the heritage of the Rogers Vacuum Tube Company, founded in 1925 by Edward Rogers, which started the CFRB radio station in Toronto, which was later acquired by outside interests. The present enterprise dates to 1960, when Rogers' son, Ted Rogers, founded Rogers Radio Broadcasting Ltd. That company acquired CHFI that year, as well as Aldred-Rogers Broadcasting, a partnership with Joel Aldred which helped launch CFTO in 1961. Rogers later bought out Aldred and started the current cable and wireless operations, known as Rogers Cablesystems Ltd.
The chief competitor to the company is Bell Canada, which has a similarly extensive portfolio of radio and television media assets, as well as wireless, television distribution, and telephone services, particularly in Eastern and Central Canada; the two companies are often seen as having a duopoly on communications services in their regions as both companies own a stake of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. However, the company also competes nationally with Telus for wireless services, and primarily indirectly with Shaw Communications for television service.
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