Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Rogers Communications Inc. / Anthony Staffieri, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Rogers Communications Inc.
Responsible Officer Name: Anthony Staffieri, President & Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 950432-4903

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 979

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 67

Version 5 of 103 (2008-01-23 to 2008-08-15)

Version 5 of 103 (2008-01-23 to 2008-08-15) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Rogers Communications Inc.
333 Bloor Street East, 10th Floor
Toronto, ON  M4W 1G9
Canada
Telephone number: 416-935-3535
Fax number: 416-935-3538  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Edward S. Rogers, President & Chief Executive Officer  
Description of activities: Rogers Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications and media company engaged in three primary lines of business. Those businesses are operated through subsidiary companies; Rogers Cable Inc., Canada's largest cable television service provider, offering cable television, high speed internet access and video retailing; Rogers Wireless Inc.,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; and Rogers Media Inc.which owns and operates a collection of well known media assets, including radio and television broadcasting stations, a televised home shopping service, magazine publishing and sports entertainment.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: Rogers Cable Inc.
333 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON
Canada M4W 1G9

Rogers Media Inc.
777 Jarvis Street
Toronto, ON
Canada M4Y 3B7

Rogers Wireless Inc.
1 Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto, ON
Canada M4Y 2Y5

Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Alexander Adeyinka
Position title: Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships & Regulatory Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jean-Yves Bernard
Position title: Senior Technical Advisor, Rogers Communications Inc
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Robert Berner
Position title: Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Christine Bogie
Position title: Federal Affairs Assistant
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Heidi Bonnell
Position title: Director, Government Relations, Rogers Communications Inc.
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Alexander Brock
Position title: Vice President Business Development, RCI-Technology
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Robert Bruce
Position title: President, Rogers Wireless
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Pamela Dinsmore
Position title: Vice President, Cable Regulatory
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Kenneth Engelhart
Position title: Vice President, Regulatory, Rogers Communications Inc.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Alan Horn
Position title: Chairman
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dawn Hunt
Position title: Vice President, Regulatory - Wireless
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jan Innes
Position title: Vice President, Communications, Rogers Communications Inc.
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Peter Kovacs
Position title: Director, Regulatory - Cable
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Lee
Position title: Chief Strategy Officer, Rogers Communications Inc
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Philip Lind
Position title: Vice-Chairman, Rogers Communications Inc.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: William Linton
Position title: Chief Financial Officer & VP Finance
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ronan McGrath
Position title: Chief Information Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Robin Mirsky
Position title: Executive Director, Telefund
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Nadir Mohamed
Position title: President and Chief Operating Officer, Communications Group
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Put Ng
Position title: Manager, Technology Evolution
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ed O'Leary
Position title: Director, Network Strategy
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Oldfield
Position title: Manager, Strategic Industry Planning
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Simon-Pierre Olivier
Position title: Director, Policy & Tariffs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Piaskoski
Position title: Director, Municipal & Industry Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Robinson
Position title: Vice President, Product Management
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Edward Rogers
Position title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Howard Slawner
Position title: Director, Regulatory
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Alain Strati
Position title: Vice President, Specialty TV and Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Geoffrey Ken Thompson
Position title: Director & Counsel, Copyright and Broadband Law
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gerry Thompson
Position title: Manager, Intercarrier Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Joel Thorp
Position title: Director, Intercarrier Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Tony Viner
Position title: President & CEO, Rogers Media
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Watt
Position title: Vice President, Business Economics, Rogers Communications Inc.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Susan Wheeler
Position title: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - Media
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), House of Commons, Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Rogers Communications Inc. and / or its subsidiary operating companies are involved in many issues affecting the cable, wireless, and broadcasting industries in Canada. In particular, digital telephony; spectrum policy; lawful access and privacy issues; distribution and broadcasting licensing issues, broadband deployment; satellite signal theft, and copyright.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Rogers Communications Inc. either directly or through one of its operating subsidiary companies will be monitoring and / or making representations with regard to the Policy Framework for the Auction for Spectrum Licences for Advanced Wireless Services and other Spectrum in the 2GHz Range, the BDU Regulatory Review, Telecom Policy Directive Implementation, and will be monitoring on a continuous basis CRTC decisions and policies as they relate to broadcasting, distribution, and licensing, Industry Canada radio frequency spectrum management, issues relating to copyright law reform, pending lawful access legislation and possible amendments to the Radiocommunications Act pertaining to satellite signal theft.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-416, the Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
Bill or Resolution C-555 An Act to provide clarity and fairness in the provision of telecommunication services in Canada
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution C-61 An Act to amend the Copyright Act
Policy or Program Policy Framework for the Auction for Spectrum Licences for Advanced Wireless Services and other Spectrum in the 2Ghz Range
Legislative Proposal Potential legislative amendments to the Radiocommunication Act to prevent satellite signal theft.




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