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Our goal is to easily connect Canadians with what’s next. Canadian entrepreneurial legend Ted Rogers founded our company in 1960, and its roots were in radio with CHFI. Over five decades, Ted grew Rogers into the converged media and communications powerhouse it is today.

Today we’re still committed to his ‘best is yet to come’ philosophy, always delivering what’s next to transform the way you live and work every day.

Innovation.

It's in our DNA.

2013

Launched Connected for Success™, Canada’s first affordable broadband internet program, with Toronto Community Housing

Rogers Bank incorporation approved

Launched first telecom loyalty program, Rogers First Rewards

2012

Sportsnet World Online™: Canada’s first over the top niche sports service

Rogers One Number™, Canada’s first IP-based converged communication app

Launched Canada’s first SIM-based secure mobile wallet solution in partnership with CIBC

2011

Canada’s first five-platform sports media brand

First to launch next-gen LTE wireless network

Launched Rogers Youth Fund™

Launched first dual-network protected home monitoring and automation service

First Canadian magazine iPad edition

2010

2009

Bell and Telus launch joint HSPA network

Nadir Mohamed becomes CEO of Rogers Communications

Launch of Canada’s first Android™ device

2008

First to launch the iPhone in Canada

Passing of our founder, Ted Rogers

Government opens market to new competition through spectrum auction

2007

Acquires five Citytv™ television stations – Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver

2006

First Canadian service provider to launch HSPA network

2005

Rogers acquires Callnet

Launches Rogers Home Phone

2004

Rogers acquires Toronto’s SkyDome

Rogers buys AT&T;’s stake in Rogers Wireless, and announces the Microcell (Fido) deal

2002

First video-on-demand service

2001

Rogers launches Canada’s first and only GSM wireless network

2000

Acquires the Toronto Blue Jays™ club

2000

1999

Microsoft, AT&T; and BT invest in Rogers Wireless

1998

Launch of the world’s first Blackberry®

1995

First to launch high speed Internet service in North America

1994

Rogers acquires Maclean Hunter, then the largest takeover in Canadian history, and creates Rogers Media

1992

Rogers partners with Canadian Pacific to create Unitel, and enters long distance telephony market

1990

1989

Rogers sells its US assets for over billion profit and invests in the wireless sector

1985

First public wireless cell phone call.

1981

Rogers enters the US cable market, winning franchises in California, Minneapolis and Portland and purchasing the San Antonio cable system

1980

1979

Rogers acquires Canadian Cablesystems and becomes a public company – and the largest cable company in Canada

1970

1967

Ted Rogers starts Rogers Cable in Ontario

1960

Ted Rogers buys CHFI™

1960

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