TORONTO, Feb. 13 /CNW/ - Rogers Cable Communications Inc. today announced
that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Aurora Cable TV Limited
("Aurora Cable"), subject to CRTC approval. Aurora Cable provides cable
television, Internet and telephony services in the Town of Aurora and the
community of Oak Ridges, in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
"We are delighted with the acquisition of Aurora Cable and
enthusiastically welcome Aurora and Oak Ridges residents to Rogers where we
know they will enjoy the extensive selection of services that we offer our
customers," said Edward Rogers, President of Rogers Cable. "Aurora Cable is an
excellent system, a perfect fit with our existing systems in and around the
Greater Toronto Area, and it offers great synergies within our existing
Ontario cable cluster."
"We are proud of the successful cable operations we have built in and
around Aurora and there isn't a more logical or higher-quality service
provider than Rogers who could take ownership of them," said Jim Irvine who
founded Aurora Cable some 43 years ago. "Given the common borders of our
companies' cable systems and Rogers' expansive array of information,
communications and entertainment offerings, this is a tremendous opportunity
for our customers and for our companies alike."
Dale West
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