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Attention Business Editors:

 

Nadir Mohamed Appointed President and COO of Rogers'
Combined Wireless and Cable Operations

 

    New Management Structure will Facilitate Further Simplification of

    Operations and Integrated Approaches to Markets and Functions

 

    TORONTO, May 25 /CNW/ - Ted Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer

of Rogers Communications Inc., today announced changes to the company's

operating management structure designed to facilitate continued strong and

profitable growth while further sharpening Rogers' integrated approach to many

of its markets, channels and functions.

    Effective immediately, Nadir Mohamed, President and Chief Executive

Officer of Rogers Wireless, will become President and Chief Operating Officer

of the Communications division of Rogers, which includes both Rogers Wireless

and Rogers Cable. Nadir Mohamed will also join the Board of Directors of

Rogers Communications Inc. Under Nadir Mohamed's leadership, Edward Rogers

will continue as President of Rogers Cable while Robert Bruce, Executive Vice

President and Chief Marketing Officer at Rogers Wireless, will become

President of Rogers Wireless.

    "Having achieved full ownership of all three of our operating companies,

we are now proceeding to structure our operating management in a way that will

take further advantage of the opportunities we can achieve from driving

increased integration of our wireless and cable operations," said Ted Rogers,

President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc.

    "As technologies rapidly advance and converge, there are tremendous

opportunities for Rogers to deliver increasingly innovative products and

services that add significant value and convenience to our customers' lives,"

continued Ted Rogers. "As well, we have significant opportunities to continue

leveraging many of the platforms and distribution channels of our wireless and

cable businesses to drive further efficiencies and better returns. I have

complete confidence in Nadir's strong leadership abilities and his track

record over many years of delivering innovation and profitable growth to

capture these opportunities for Rogers."

    Executive profiles of the senior leadership of the Rogers companies are

available on the Directors and Officers pages of the Investor Relations

section of the www.rogers.com website.

    Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG) is a diversified Canadian

communications and media company engaged in three primary lines of business.

Rogers Wireless Inc. is Canada's largest wireless voice and data

communications services provider and the country's only carrier operating on

the world standard GSM/GPRS technology platform; Rogers Cable Inc. is Canada's

largest cable television provider offering cable television, high-speed

Internet access and video retailing; and Rogers Media Inc. is Canada's premier

collection of category leading media assets with businesses in radio and

television broadcasting, televised shopping, publishing and sports

entertainment.

    For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit

www.rogers.com.

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For further information: Investment Community Contacts: Bruce M. Mann,

(416) 935-3532, bruce.mann@rci.rogers.com; Eric A. Wright, (416) 935-3550,

eric.wright@rci.rogers.com; Media Contacts: Corporate and Media - Jan

Innes, (416) 935-3525, jan.innes@rci.rogers.com; Wireless - Heather

Armstrong, (416) 935-6379, heather.armstrong@rci.rogers.com; Cable - Taanta

Gupta, (416) 935-4727, taanta.gupta@rci.rogers.com;

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