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Rogers Redefines Fastest Internet with New Ultimate Service

Posted on: Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 08:00 CDT

TORONTO, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Rogers Cable Communications Inc. today launched its new 50Mbps Internet service, Rogers Ultimate High-Speed Internet, once again redefining 'fastest Internet service' for Canadians. The Ultimate Internet service is now available in select areas of the Greater Toronto Area for $149.99 a month, with respective download and upload speeds of up to 50Mbps and up to 2Mbps and a monthly usage allowance of 175GB. This service will be rolled out further in the coming months and is the fastest residential speed available in the market, including the GTA.

This new service follows Rogers Cable's launch last month of the fastest wireless home networking device available in North America, the DOCSIS 3.0 N gateway. By subscribing to the 50Mbps Internet service combined with the N gateway, customers will experience the ultimate in high-speed Internet service and capacity for their work and play. This exciting and innovative new service combination - available only from Rogers -- allows multiple computing devices to be easily and quickly connected anywhere in the house with superior speed, reliability and portability.

"We are excited to once again bring such innovative technology and leading edge speeds to our customers, making it an ideal service for gamers and multimedia enthusiasts alike," said Chris Draper, Vice President of Product Management, Rogers Cable. "Innovation is at the core of Rogers products and services, and with the Ultimate 50Mbps Internet tier, our superior network and speed ensures customers continue to enjoy the ultimate Internet experience."

"DOCSIS 3 is a critical last-mile technology that allows cable companies to more than double their Internet speeds and to compete with fibre-optic delivery systems," said Lawrence Surtees, vice-president of communications research at IDC Canada Ltd. of Toronto. "Customers will also benefit from the deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 because it enables Rogers Cable to enhance the allowances of their Internet service tiers for no extra charge to customers."

Rogers is committed to delivering customers with the fastest, most reliable Internet service enabled by a network investment in excess of $1billion over the past ten years (1). Also as a result of this investment and in conjunction with the launch of the Ultimate service, Rogers will also be boosting the download speed for its Extreme Plus tier of service to 25Mbps from 10Mbps with an increased usage allowance of 125GB per month at no extra charge to residential customers effective August 17, 2009. (2) For more information about Rogers High-Speed Internet visit www.rogers.com/internet.

About Rogers Cable: -------------------

Rogers Cable Communications Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. Rogers Cable's advanced digital two-way network passes approximately 3.6 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, with 65% basic penetration of its homes passed. Rogers Cable pioneered high speed Internet access and now 44% of homes passed by its cable networks are Internet customers while 68% of its basic cable customers subscribe to Rogers' Hi-Speed Internet service. With 69% digital penetration, Rogers Cable offers a leading selection of High Definition TV programming, a complete array of Rogers On Demand services (including Video on Demand (VOD), Subscription VOD, Personal Video Recorders and Timeshifting channels), and an extensive line-up of sports and multicultural programming. Rogers Cable now offers home telephone service (voice-over-cable) to approximately 95% of its cable territory and, combined with its circuit switched telephony subscribers, has over 1 million local telephony customers. Rogers Cable is a national provider of voice communications services, data networking, and broadband Internet connectivity to small, medium and large businesses. In addition it operates over 450 Rogers Retail stores.

For more information about Rogers, visit www.rogers.com

(1) Fastest and most reliable speeds claim supported by independent third party research conducted by comScore Inc., comparing average download speed to the equivalent speeds of the incumbent DSL provider. Testing completed in the Rogers Ontario footprint from October 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009. (2) Where Ultimate services is available.

SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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