Rogers Prepared For Any New Wireless Competitor with ‘Bring it On’ Attitude
Gary Ng
Speaking at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto, the president of the Rogers’ communications unit, Rob Bruce, said in an interview the company is ready any new wireless competition. According to the Toronto Star: “Our view is ‘bring it on…As far as competition goes, we’ve always been a full-speed-ahead competitor and we’re ready to go...
Rogers Prepared For Any New Wireless Competitor with ‘Bring it On’ Attitude is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource
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