Mr. Tony Staffieri reports

ROGERS CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANADA'S FIRST WIRELESS CALL ON JULY 1

Rogers Communications Inc. says July 1, 2025, marks the 40th anniversary of Canada's first wireless call. It happened at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto. Art Eggleton, Toronto's mayor at the time, called Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau with a 10-pound mobile phone. Company founder Ted Rogers made the first call happen by investing in wireless at a time when no one else believed in it.

"Our wireless journey began with a single call, and it was the beginning of many innovative firsts," said Tony Staffieri, president and chief executive officer, Rogers. "We're proud of our legacy of leadership and innovation to connect Canadians on Canada's most reliable networks."

Over four decades, Rogers has invested $45-billion in wireless to deliver a series of firsts for Canadians: 1G introduced voice calls; 2G added texting; and 3G offered e-mail and the Internet. 4G brought the smart phone and with it, the on-demand economy, and 5G has unlocked faster speeds, lower latency and a new era of innovation. Today, Rogers is ranked as Canada's most reliable 5G+ network.

In July, 1985, mobile networks handled 100 calls per day. Today, Canadians make 100 million calls and use 6.5 billion megabytes of data on Rogers's wireless network every day.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Canada's first wireless call, Rogers produced a video celebrating this important milestone.

Two thousand twenty-five marks Rogers's 65th anniversary in Canada. Mr. Rogers founded the company in 1960 with the purchase of the radio station CHFI in Toronto.

About Rogers Communications Inc.

Rogers is Canada's leading communications and entertainment company.