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Rogers Communication, Inc. Description

Rogers Communications Inc. operates as a communications and media company in Canada. The company's Wireless segment offers voice and high-speed data services, as well mobile devices and accessories. It markets its products and services under the Rogers, Fido, and chatr brands. Its Cable segment offers cable television, high-speed Internet access, and cable telephony services. As at December 31, 2012, this segment had 2.2 million television subscribers; and 1.9 million high-speed Internet subscribers, as well as provided home phone services to approximately 1.1 million customers. It also offers a digital video, including a range of television programming and features, such as HDTV; Internet services with multiple tiers of high-speed broadband. This segment provides its products through stores and e-business Websites. The company's Business Solutions segment provides wired telephony, data networking, and Internet protocol (IP) services for Canadian businesses and governments, as well as to other telecommunications providers on wholesale basis. This segment offers voice, data, IP, and ethernet solutions to small, medium, and large businesses; governments; and financial institutions, as well as provides a multi-service suite of services over high speed fiber, cable, and wireless network. Its Media segment offers television and radio broadcasting, televised shopping, sports entertainment, publishing, and digital media. It operates 55 radio stations across Canada; various television properties, including the City network, 5 multicultural OMNI stations, Sportsnet, specialty sports television services, and various other specialty channels; nationally televised shopping service, The Shopping Channel; the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club; Rogers Centre, a sports and entertainment facility; and approximately 50 consumer magazines, and trade and professional publications. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Telecom Services
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