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ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2006 ANNUAL REPORT ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is is Canada’s premier collection of category-leading a diversified Canadian communications and media media assets with businesses in radio and television company engaged in three primary lines of business. broadcasting, televised shopping, publishing and Rogers Wireless is Canada’s largest wireless voice sports entertainment. Substantially all of Rogers and data communications services provider and the Communications’ operations and sales are within country’s only carrier operating on the world standard Canada. Read on or visit www.rogers.com for more GSM technology platform. Rogers Cable and Telecom information about the Rogers group of companies. is Canada’s largest cable television provider, offering cable television, high-speed Internet access, resi- (In millions of dollars, except per share data) 20 0 6 20 05 dential telephony services and video retailing, while Revenue 8,838 7,334 its Rogers Business Solutions division is a national Operating profit 2,875 2,144 provider of voice communications services, data Net income (loss) 622 (45) networking, and broadband Internet connectivity to Earnings (loss) per share 0.99 (0.08) small, medium and large businesses. Rogers Media Total assets 14,105 13,834 ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. INNOVATING FOR LIFE www.rogers.com ROGERS WIRELESS ROGERS CABLE AND TELECOM ROGERS MEDIA ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. CLASS B SHARE PRICE ON TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDEXED AGAINST THE S&P/TSX COMPOSITE AND S&P 500 INDEXES RCI-B.TO TSX COMPOSITE INDEX S&P 500 INDEX 200% 150% INNOVATING 100% FOR LIFE 50% TSX : RCI 0% NYSE ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. AT A GLANCE 2004 APR JUL OCT 2005 APR JUL OCT 2006 APR JUL OCT 2007 : RG Rogers Communications Inc. 2006 Annual Report Source: TSX ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2006 ANNUAL REPORT ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is is Canada’s premier collection of category-leading a diversified Canadian communications and media media assets with businesses in radio and television company engaged in three primary lines of business. broadcasting, televised shopping, publishing and Rogers Wireless is Canada’s largest wireless voice sports entertainment. Substantially all of Rogers and data communications services provider and the Communications’ operations and sales are within country’s only carrier operating on the world standard Canada. Read on or visit www.rogers.com for more GSM technology platform. Rogers Cable and Telecom information about the Rogers group of companies. is Canada’s largest cable television provider, offering cable television, high-speed Internet access, resi- (In millions of dollars, except per share data) 20 0 6 20 05 dential telephony services and video retailing, while Revenue 8,838 7,334 its Rogers Business Solutions division is a national Operating profit 2,875 2,144 provider of voice communications services, data Net income (loss) 622 (45) networking, and broadband Internet connectivity to Earnings (loss) per share 0.99 (0.08) small, medium and large businesses. Rogers Media Total assets 14,105 13,834 ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. INNOVATING FOR LIFE www.rogers.com ROGERS WIRELESS ROGERS CABLE AND TELECOM ROGERS MEDIA ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. CLASS B SHARE PRICE ON TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDEXED AGAINST THE S&P/TSX COMPOSITE AND S&P 500 INDEXES RCI-B.TO TSX COMPOSITE INDEX S&P 500 INDEX 200% 150% INNOVATING 100% FOR LIFE 50% TSX : RCI 0% NYSE ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. AT A GLANCE 2004 APR JUL OCT 2005 APR JUL OCT 2006 APR JUL OCT 2007 : RG Rogers Communications Inc. 2006 Annual Report Source: TSX ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC. AT A GLANCE TSX: RCI NYSE: RG ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS (CONSOLIDATED) ROGERS WIRELESS ROGERS CABLE AND TELECOM ROGERS MEDIA Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is a Rogers Wireless is the largest Canadian wireless communi- Rogers Cable and Telecom is Canada’s largest cable provider, Rogers Media operates a portfolio of broadcasting diversified Canadian communications and media company cations services provider, serving almost 6.8 million wireless passing 3.5 million homes, and is also a national provider operations, publishing operations and sports entertainment engaged in three primary lines of business. Rogers Wireless voice and data subscribers and covering 94% of the of voice communications services, data networking and assets. Media’s Broadcasting group comprises 51 radio is Canada’s largest wireless voice and data communications Canadian population at December 31, 2006. Rogers Wireless broadband Internet connectivity solutions to businesses. stations across Canada; two multicultural television stations services provider and the country’s only carrier operating on operates Canada’s only GSM and HSDPA networks, the Its advanced digital two-way network provides the leading in Ontario (OMNI.1 and OMNI.2), and television stations in the world standard GSM technology platform. Rogers Cable global standards in wireless technology. Rogers Wireless selection of on-demand and high-definition programming; British Columbia (OMNI.10) and Manitoba (OMNI.11); Rogers and Telecom is Canada’s largest cable television provider, is Canada’s leader in innovative wireless voice and data serves 1.3 million high-speed Internet customers; boasts Sportsnet, a specialty sports television service licensed to offering cable television, high-speed Internet access, services, and provides customers with the best and latest the highest rate of digital cable penetration in Canada; provide regional sports programming across Canada; and residential telephony services and video retailing, while wireless devices and applications. Rogers Wireless subscribers and offers cable telephony services across 90% of its cable The Shopping Channel, Canada’s only nationally televised its Rogers Business Solutions division is a national provider have access to services across the U.S. and internationally, territory. Its Business Solutions division brings together the shopping service. Media’s Publishing group publishes more of voice communications services, data networking, and in 189 countries through roaming agreements with other innovative services of Rogers’ Cable, Wireless and Media than 70 consumer magazines and trade and professional broadband Internet connectivity to small, medium and large wireless operators. Rogers sells and markets its wireless businesses into one sales and service channel dedicated to publications and directories in Canada. Media’s sports businesses. Rogers Media is Canada’s premier collection of products separately under both the Rogers Wireless and the meeting the voice, data networking, Internet connectivity entertainment assets include the Toronto Blue Jays baseball category-leading media assets with businesses in radio and Fido brands. Rogers Wireless is a wholly owned subsidiary and wireless needs of businesses across Canada. Rogers team and Rogers Centre, Canada’s largest sports and television broadcasting, televised shopping, publishing and of Rogers Communications. Cable and Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers entertainment facility. Rogers Media is a wholly owned sports entertainment. Communications. subsidiary of Rogers Communications. Left to right: William Linton, Rogers’ Chief Financial Officer; Philip Lind, Rogers’ Vice Chairman; John Thain, CEO of the NYSE; Edward “Ted” Rogers, Rogers’ President and CEO; Alan Horn, Rogers’ Chairman; Bruce M. Mann, Rogers’ Vice President of Investor Relations. FY2006 Revenue: FY2006 Network FY2006 Revenue: FY2006 Revenue: Core Media 86% $8.8B Media 13% Revenue: Wireless Data 11% $3.2B Core Cable 44% $1.2B $4.3B High-speed Internet 16% Sports Entertainment 14% Cable and Telecom 36% Prepaid Voice 5% Home Phone 11% CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON THE Business Solutions 19% Wireless 51% Postpaid Voice 84% Retail 10% NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT ($ in billions) ($ in billions) ($ in billions) ($ in billions) ($ in billions) ($ in billions) ($ in billions) ($ in billions) Ted Rogers started his first communications business almost 50 Rogers Communications is headquartered in Toronto and its 5.5 7.3 8.8 1.7 2.1 2.9 2.5 3.6 4.3 0.9 1.3 2.0 1.9 2.5 3.2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 years ago when he saw the potential in the then-new technology shares have historically traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. called FM radio and bought CHFI, Canada’s first FM radio station, In 1996, the Company also listed its shares on the New York Stock now the largest and most profitable radio station in Canada. Exchange (NYSE), which provides additional liquidity, access Today, Rogers Communications services millions of Canadians to the single largest pool of equity capital in the world and from coast to coast and employs more than 22,000 people. It owns greater visibility by the U.S. investment community. During 2006, Canada’s largest wireless telecom company; the country’s largest the Company celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its NYSE cable company; 51 radio stations; regional sports, home shopping listing with a ceremony at the exchange. The equity market and multicultural television stations; Canada’s largest collection capitalization of Rogers Communications at the start of 1996 of magazines and trade journals; and the Toronto Blue Jays major was $2.9 billion. At the end of 2006 it was $22.6 billion, and today league baseball team. the shares