24 Facts About Rogers Wireless

Rogers Wireless Inc is a Canadian wireless telephone company headquartered in Toronto, providing service nationally throughout Canada.

Rogers Wireless purchased a controlling interest in the company in 1986, and bought out all of the shares of the other members by 1990.

Rogers Wireless has remained Canada's leading wireless provider throughout its history.

Today, Rogers Wireless retains its preeminent position with widespread service, continued acquisitions, and the use of fighter brands like Fido and Chatr.

Rogers Wireless was founded by Ted Rogers, David Margolese, Marc Belzberg and Philippe de Gaspe Beaubien.

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Rogers Wireless ultimately joined with Margolese, Marc Belzberg of First City Financial and Telemedia founder Philippe de Gaspe Beaubien to form Cantel, which Margolese named after Canadian Telecom.

In 1986, Ted Rogers Wireless purchased a controlling stake in Cantel, which was at the time Canada's only national supplier of cellular telephone service.

Rogers Wireless operates GSM, UMTS, LTE, and 5G NR networks in all of Canada's provinces and offers roaming in Canada's territories.

In July 2011, Rogers Wireless was the first Canadian telecom operator to launch a commercial long-term evolution network.

Rogers Wireless has not announced its goals for expanding LTE coverage across Canada, but announced plans in June 2014 to have LTE coverage expanded to 98.

On March 31,2015, Rogers Wireless launched voice over LTE, the first carrier in Canada to offer this service.

Rogers Wireless launched its 5G network in January 2020 and uses Block I from the 2500Mhz Frequency Block Plan.

Rogers Wireless was the first Canadian carrier to offer 5G service.

Rogers Wireless carries feature phones, and smartphones that support either Android OS or iOS.

In 2004, Rogers Wireless bought Canada's first and, at the time, only other GSM provider, Fido, along with Fido's partner, Sprint Canada, for a total of $1.

Rogers Wireless launched the Chatr Mobile brand in mid-2010 in response to the emergence of new phone carriers Mobilicity, Public Mobile, and Freedom Mobile to directly compete with the new carriers in their coverage areas.

Rogers Wireless has its own corporate retail stores, known as Rogers Wireless Plus, and allows third parties to become exclusive dealers.

In 2005, Rogers Wireless lost a court case against an Osgoode Hall Law School university professor, Susan Drummond, over a $12,000 charge for overseas calls that was placed on her bill after the phone was stolen, for which the company insisted she pay.

On July 7,2009, Rogers Wireless began charging a nominal fee for incoming text messages to customers without a text messaging plan.

Some users complained that Rogers Wireless had unilaterally changed the terms of their contracts.

Rogers Wireless maintained that changes to services and fees are permitted in the "terms of service" document.

Rogers Wireless has been criticized for its Government Regulatory Recovery Fee, formerly known as the System Access Fee.

On July 4,2012, Rogers Wireless announced it would no longer be charging a separate GRRF fee to new customers, instead raising the price of the Monthly Service Charge.

Rogers Wireless launched the Chatr brand with low-end feature phones and pricing plans similar to that of new entrants such as Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Public Mobile.