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Rogers Named One of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2013
Rogers has announced it has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2013 by Mediacorp Canada, an award that highlights the company's diverse environment for employees, customers and communities. "We are proud to be chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers," said Jim Reid, Rogers Senior Vice-President of Human Resources and Chief...
Rogers “Hand-Me-Down” Program Discounts to Include Non-Rogers Devices
Rogers will soon offer discounts on monthly plans for customers that bring their own devices, according to MobileSyrup. The changes will come to the existing Rogers Hand-Me-Down program, an initiative announced by the company last September. Here is what the current program entails, as explained by Rogers last fall: If you’re a Rogers wireless customer...
Rogers Q4 2012 Activated and Upgraded 940,000 Smartphones
Rogers this morning announced their Q4 2012 earnings and their wireless division continues to grow on strength from data revenue, which was at $727 million (21% YOY growth) for the quarter. Total wireless revenue was at $1.92 billion (5% YOY growth) and their adjusted operating profit was $687 million (3% YOY growth). Blended ARPU also...
Rogers President and CEO Nadir Mohamed to Retire in 2014
Rogers announced today current company president and CEO Nadir Mohamed had decided to retire from the company in January of 2014. "Nadir is a highly regarded executive who has delivered strong results and substantial value for more than a decade," said Alan Horn, Chairman of the Board, Rogers Communications Inc. "Thanks to his disciplined and...
Rogers $5 iPhone Value Pack: Name Display, Visual Voicemail, Unlimited Texts
Rogers has made some changes to its value pack add ons for smartphone customers including those with the iPhone. The website now shows the following iPhone value pack for $5 per month: Name Display Visual Voicemail Plus Unlimited U.S. & International Text Messages WhoCalled™ Do note that Name Display only shows the name of callers,...
Rogers to Offer New U.S. Roaming Data Plan, 50MB for $7.99 [Update]
Rogers has announced it will offer a new pay-per-use U.S. roaming data plan for travellers this spring, which aims to "revolutionize" roaming rates. Customers will be able to get 50MB of data for $7.99 to use in a 24 hour period, which the company stresses is good to "view approximately 50 maps, 200 web pages,...
Rogers to Unlock Cellphones 90 Days After Activation in March [Update]
Rogers has announced today it will be changing its unlocking policy. Starting in March, they will unlock devices 90 days after activation; previously customers had to wait until the end of their contracts to do so. For those that purchase smartphones at full price they will unlock devices immediately. Both scenarios will cost customers $50...
BlackBerry Z10 Launch Sold Record Number of Units Says Rogers
Rogers has announced the BlackBerry Z10 launch was their most successful BlackBerry debut in their history. Here are some other stats they sent to us: We have sold more BlackBerry smartphones on February 5th 2013 than any other day in Rogers history (Rogers was the first carrier to launch BlackBerry services in 1999). Rogers BlackBerry...
Rogers Plans Increasing $5 on Feb. 5, Will Include Caller ID and Voicemail
Rogers plans to introduce new monthly wireless plans tomorrow, according to this thread over at RedFlagDeals. The changes will see a $5/month increase to existing monthly plans, but the extra cost brings with it caller ID and voicemail to monthly packages. Current plans on the Rogers website are priced at $45, $50, $65, $70 and $95...
The Decision Making of Rogers’ CEO Profiled by the Financial Post
The Financial Post details the business moves made by Rogers CEO, Nadir Mohamed, and how his key decisions have affected the company, since he took up the position four years ago. Recently, Rogers announced it had made a $700 million deal with Shaw to acquire Mountain Cablevision and the latter's unused wireless spectrum (Rogers also...
Rogers Becomes First North American Carrier to Offer LTE Roaming [Update]
Rogers has announced it has become the first carrier in North America to offer LTE roaming to its customers. The bilateral LTE roaming agreement has led to a partnership with 3 Hong Kong, enabling Rogers customers traveling to the city with a 2600MHz device to roam on LTE: “Rogers was the first carrier to launch...
Rogers Launches ‘Tech Essentials’ to Educate Consumers–Try This Quiz
Rogers has launched a new program to help consumers get better informed with their tech knowledge, called Tech Essentials. The new site is a collaboration with non-profit MediaSmarts and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to further enhance safe technology use for consumers. The new website contains a chockfull of handy information for those looking...
