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Rogers Wireless
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FY2005 Network Revenue: $3,613M
1. Postpaid voice 86%
2. Prepaid voice 6%
3. Wireless data 8%
Rogers Wireless is the largest Canadian wireless communications service
provider, serving almost 6.2 million wireless voice and data subscribers at
December 31, 2005. Rogers Wireless operates Canada’s only GSM/GPRS/EDGE
network, the global standard in wireless technology, covering 93% of the
Canadian population. Rogers Wireless is Canada’s leader in innovative wireless
voice and data services, and provides customers with the best and latest wire-
less devices and applications. Subscribers to our wireless services have access to
these services across the U.S. and internationally in over 175 countries through
our roaming agreements with other wireless operators. Rogers sells and mar-
kets its wireless products separately under both the Rogers Wireless and the
Fido brands.
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FY2005 Revenue: $2,068M
1. Core cable 63%
2. High-speed Internet 21%
3. Video stores 16%
Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable is Canada’s largest cable television company, serving approxi-
mately 2.26 million basic subscribers at December 31, 2005, representing an
estimated 29% of basic cable subscribers in Canada. At December 31, 2005,
Cable provided digital cable services to approximately 913,200 households,
Internet service to approximately 1,145,100 subscribers, and voice-over-cable
telephony services to approximately 47,900 subscribers. Cable’s voice-over-
cable telephony services became commercially available on July 1, 2005 in
the Toronto market and Cable is currently in the process of expanding the
availability of this product to more of its markets.
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FY2005 Revenue: $1,097M
1. Core Media 85%
2. Sports Entertainment 15%
Rogers Media
Rogers Media operates a portfolio of broadcasting operations, publishing
operations and sports entertainment assets. Media’s Broadcasting group
comprises 46 radio stations across Canada; two multicultural television stations
in Ontario (OMNI.1 and OMNI.2) and a television station in Vancouver
(OMNI.10) that is repeated in Victoria; Rogers Sportsnet, a specialty sports
television service licenced to provide regional sports programming across
Canada; and The Shopping Channel, Canada’s only nationally televised shop-
ping service. Through Sportsnet, Media also holds 50% ownership in Dome
Productions, a mobile production and distribution joint venture that is a
leader in high-definition television (“HDTV”) broadcasting in Canada. Media’s
Sports Entertainment assets include the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and
Rogers Centre, Canada’s largest sports and entertainment facility.
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FY2005 Pro Forma Revenue: $857M
1. Business services 64%
2. Consumer services 36%
Rogers Telecom
On July 1, 2005, we acquired Call-Net Enterprises and subsequent to
the acquisition, we changed the name to Rogers Telecom. Telecom is
an integrated telecommunications solutions provider of facilities-based
local, long distance and data services to more than 600,000 households
and businesses across Canada, primarily targeting metropolitan areas.
On January 9, 2006, management of Telecom was transferred to Cable. This
will result in changes to our segment reporting in 2006.
Rogers Communications Inc. at December 31, 2005
Rogers Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian provider of communications, entertainment and information services.
See the 2005 Management’s Discussion and Analysis in this document for a discussion and understanding of the various one-time
items, pro forma adjustments, reclassifications and non-GAAP measures associated with the 2004 and 2005 financial and operating
results presented on these two overview pages.
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