Rogers Wireless
Rogers Communications logo, used since 2015
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Formerly called
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Cantel Cantel AT&T Rogers Cantel AT&T Rogers AT&T Wireless |
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Mobile network operator |
| Founded | February 4, 1983 |
| Founder |
Ted Rogers |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
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Key people
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Dirk Woessner, president |
| Products | iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone |
| Services | LTE, UMTS (including HSPA), GSM (including SMS, GPRS, and EDGE) |
| Revenue |
 $7.3 billion CAD (2013) |
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Number of employees
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5,287 (2004) |
| Parent |
AT&T Corporation (1983-2004) Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (2004-present) |
| Website | www |
Rogers Wireless is a Canadian wireless telephone company headquartered in Toronto, providing service nationally throughout Canada. It is Canada’s largest wireless carrier, with 10.274 million subscribers as of Q4 2016, and revenues of just under $7.3 billion in 2013. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Canada.
Rogers Wireless was founded by Ted Rogers, . In 1978, future Sirius XM Radio founder David Margolese dropped out of college and founded the paging company Canadian Telecom. Foreseeing that cellular wireless technology would be used for more than simply voice calls, Margolese proposed a plan to obtain a license for Canada’s cellular phone rights. At the time, there were no such licenses or commercial cellular services in existence, as the wireless technology was still in the laboratory and experimental. Needing significant financing, he approached Rogers Communications, which was owned by Ted Rogers, to partner with him. Rogers ultimately joined with Margolese, Marc Belzberg of First City Financial and Telemedia founder Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien to form Cantel, which Margolese named after Canadian Telecom. In 1984, the group was granted Canada’s national cellular license. Cantel launched service on July 1, 1985.
In 1986, Ted Rogers purchased a controlling stake in Cantel, which was at the time Canada’s only national supplier of cellular telephone service. Over the next four years, Rogers bought out his partners, becoming the sole owner of Cantel. Cantel was later renamed Cantel AT&T, Rogers Cantel AT&T and Rogers AT&T Wireless; in December 2003, the company became known by its current name, Rogers Wireless, which led to Rogers purchasing AT&T’s 34% stake in the company for $1.8 billion the following year.
Rogers operates HSPA+, long-term evolution (LTE) networks in all of Canada's provinces and offers roaming in Canada's territories.
The following is a list of known frequencies that Rogers employs in Canada:
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