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Goodbye Sprint Canada - paolo - 07-10-2005
...Hello Rogers Telecom Inc.
Call-Net Enterprises Inc. becomes Rogers Telecom Holdings Inc. and
Sprint Canada Inc. becomes Rogers Telecom Inc.
TORONTO, July 7 /CNW/ - Rogers Communications Inc. ("RCI") and Call-Net
Enterprises Inc. ("Call-Net") announced that effective today the names of
Call-Net and its wholly owned subsidiary Sprint Canada Inc. have been legally
changed. Call-Net Enterprises Inc. has become Rogers Telecom Holdings Inc. and
Sprint Canada Inc. has become Rogers Telecom Inc. These changes follow the
completion of the acquisition of Call-Net by RCI on July 1, 2005.
About the Companies:
Rogers Telecom Holdings Inc. (formerly Call-Net Enterprises Inc.) was
acquired by Rogers Communications Inc. on July 1, 2005 and through its wholly
owned subsidiary Rogers Telecom Inc. (formerly Sprint Canada Inc.) is a
leading Canadian integrated communications solutions provider of home phone,
wireless, long distance and IP services to households, and local, long
distance, toll free, enhanced voice, data and IP services to businesses across
Canada. Rogers Telecom owns and operates an extensive national fibre network,
has over 150 co-locations in major urban areas across Canada including 33
municipalities and maintains network facilities in the U.S. and the U.K. For
more information, visit http://www.sprint.ca.
Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is a diversified Canadian
communications and media company engaged in three primary lines of business.
Rogers Wireless is Canada's largest wireless voice and data communications
services provider and the country's only carrier operating on the world
standard GSM/GPRS technology platform; Rogers Cable is Canada's largest cable
television provider offering cable television, high-speed Internet access,
telephony and data networking services and video retailing; and Rogers Media
is Canada's premier collection of category leading media assets with
businesses in radio, television broadcasting, television shopping, publishing
and sports entertainment. For further information about the Rogers group of
companies, please visit http://www.rogers.com.
%SEDAR: 00003765EF
For further information: (Investment Community): Bruce M. Mann,
(416) 935-3532, bruce.mann@rci.rogers.com; Eric A. Wright, (416) 935-3550,
eric.wright@rci.rogers.com; (Media): Taanta Gupta, (416) 935-4727,
taanta.gupta@rci.rogers.com, Karen O'Leary, (416) 718-6445,
karen.oleary@sprint-canada.com;
Archived images on this organization are searchable through CNW Photo Archive
website at http://photos.newswire.ca. Images are free to accredited members of
the media.
Goodbye Sprint Canada - paolo - 07-10-2005
skydome renamed....check
wireless renamed...check
all little cable companies renamed...check
tv stations renamed....check
microcell renamed....check
sprint renamed...check
Goodbye Sprint Canada - FociPhil - 07-10-2005
man, they have way to much money
Goodbye Sprint Canada - Flofocus - 07-10-2005
.....and we get regulated for our VOIP & Bundling services :rolleyes:
Goodbye Sprint Canada - SangriaRedZX5 - 07-10-2005
What's with all these name changes lately?
Goodbye Sprint Canada - scoobasteve - 07-10-2005
shut up paolo... sprint canada will live on forever in our hearts. hahaha
well not really.
so i guess we have the same boss now :P
Goodbye Sprint Canada - Kool_ZX3 - 07-10-2005
scoobasteve,Jul 9 2005, 08:23 PM Wrote:shut up paolo... sprint canada will live on forever in our hearts. hahaha
well not really.
so i guess we have the same boss now :P
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Rogers go more money then they know what to do with so they just start buying stuff for fun :D
Goodbye Sprint Canada - crazikev - 07-10-2005
Kool_ZX3,Jul 10 2005, 12:10 AM Wrote:i wish i had that kinda money <_<, id buy... stuff... yeahscoobasteve,Jul 9 2005, 08:23 PM Wrote:shut up paolo... sprint canada will live on forever in our hearts. hahaha
well not really.
so i guess we have the same boss now :P
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Rogers go more money then they know what to do with so they just start buying stuff for fun :D
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Goodbye Sprint Canada - tdot-zx3 - 07-10-2005
well that lesbian actress still do commercials for sprint...
...haha..