Rogers announces $109-million NB expansion
May 31, 2007 - 12:43 pm
By: Allan Dearing - News 91.9 Staff
MONCTON, NB - Rogers Communications announced today it will spend $109-million in New Brunswick.
At the Rogers call centre in downtown Moncton, officials provided details of the investment, which includes the creation of 244 new jobs.
It also includes an extension of the Rogers Wireless network and an upgrade of the Cable network.
"I am pleased that we are able to partner with Rogers as it continues to expand in New Brunswick," Premier Shawn Graham says.
The premier announced his government will provide a forgivable loan of just over $1.3-million toward the expansion.
"As we move toward self-sufficiency, it is essential to improve the telecommunication infrastructure of our province and to partner with companies that want to expand and invest in New Brunswick," Graham pointed out.
Edward Rogers, the president of Rogers Cable says the investment is another sign of the companies commitment to the province.
"As a leading Canadian telecommunications company, we will continue to ensure that our customers in this province receive the most advanced products and services available,'' Rogers says. "In addition, we are very pleased that we can draw on the skills of people in Moncton to expand our Customer Care Centre."
The Rogers call centre, which opened in September of 2002, is a state-of-the-art, bilingual facility that already employs more than 800 and supports Rogers Cable, high speed Internet and Wireless customers across Canada.
The centre will be expanded by 15,000 square feet.
As well as the expansion of the downtown facility, Rogers will expand its Wireless network in the Province by over 50 per cent.
This includes increasing existing coverage in all major urban areas and connecting highways while adding coverage in several areas of New Brunswick, including Campbellton and the Acadian Peninsula.
The Campbellton region, Acadian Peninsula and the Western side of the province will also benefit from a significant cable network rebuild, which is now underway.
The investment of $109 million is in addition to the more than $140 million Rogers has already invested in New Brunswick.