Specially designed affordable home and small business phone
alternative to deliver more value and choice for customers outside
of the Rogers Home Phone territory
Innovative new Home Phone solution powered by national Rogers
wireless network
TORONTO,
July 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Rogers
Communications, today announced it will be the first Canadian
carrier to offer a low-cost, wireless home and small business phone
solution that operates on the national Rogers wireless network.
Launching today, the Rogers Wireless Home Phone service for
consumers and the Rogers Wireless Business Phone for small
businesses will be available in regions across Canada where Rogers home and small business
landline services are not offered.
Starting at the introductory low pricing of
$9.99 per month for new and existing
Rogers wireless customers, the Rogers Wireless Home Phone service
offers a traditional home or office phone service using existing
fixed line telephones without the need for a landline or internet
connection. Customers simply need to purchase the Wireless Home
Phone device, which is an electrically powered adapter with an
active SIM card, plug an existing cordless or corded phone into
that device and begin making calls over the Rogers wireless
network. The service is a flexible solution for customers, allowing
them to keep their current phone number and effortlessly move the
service to any residence or office where the national Rogers
wireless network is available.
"This new service demonstrates how we continue to
leverage investments made in our national wireless network to
deliver innovative services that provide value to Canadians," said
John Boynton, executive
vice-president and chief marketing officer, Rogers Communications.
"Our growing wireless base is always looking for what's next in
mobile technology, and now customers outside of our home phone
territory will be the first to access an affordable, wireless home
phone service."
The Wireless Home Phone device is available for a
one-time fee of $29.99 at local
Rogers retail locations in regions where Rogers landline services
are not offered. Rogers Wireless Home Phone is available with
no-term commitment, starting at the introductory price of
$9.99 per month for Rogers wireless
consumer and wireless small business customers, and $24.99 per month for non-Rogers wireless
customers. The service includes unlimited Canada-wide calling, voicemail, and caller ID.
Customers can also subscribe to additional value-added services
including call waiting, conference calling, call forwarding, and
international long distance packages.
For more information about Wireless Home Phone visit:
www.rogers.com/whp
About Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and
media company. We are Canada's
largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services
and one of Canada's leading
providers of cable television, high speed internet and telephony
services. Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and
television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade
publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. We are
publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and
RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For further
information about the Rogers group of companies, please
visit rogers.com.
SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.