BRIEF-Rogers CEO Says Q4 Net Postpaid And Prepaid Phone Subscribers Was Down From Last Year Due To A Much Smaller Market Size As A Result Of Government Policies To Reduce 'The New To Canada' Category

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO:

• ROGERS CEO SAYS Q4 NET POSTPAID AND PREPAID PHONE SUBSCRIBERS WAS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR DUE TO A MUCH SMALLER MARKET SIZE AS A RESULT OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE 'THE NEW TO CANADA' CATEGORY — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CEO, ON C$7 BILLION EQUITY-FINANCING DEAL, SAYS WILL PROVIDE A MORE FULSOME UPDATE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CFO SAYS HAVE 'SEVERAL OPTIONS' OPEN TO MAINTAIN INVESTMENT GRADE RATINGS — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CEO SAYS HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SOME OF BROADER MACROECONOMIC FACTORS THAT COULD IMPACT US, INCLUDING SOME OF THE RECENT DISCUSSIONS AROUND TARIFFS WITH U.S. — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CFO SAYS C$7 BILLION EQUITY-FINANCING IS A COMPLEX TRANSACTION, WILL NOT MAKE PREDICTIONS ON WHEN DEAL WILL CLOSE — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CFO, ON C$7 BILLION EQUITY-FINANCING DEAL, SAYS WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS AND HAVE WORK TO DO — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CEO, ON MLSE DEAL, SAYS CRTC APPROVAL SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE SLOWER THAN WE ANTICIPATED — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CEO SAYS TOO DIFFICULT & SPECULATIVE TO TRY TO GUESS, WHAT IF THERE IS A NEW GOVERNMENT, WHAT THEIR POLICIES MIGHT BE AND HOW FAST THEY IMPLEMENT IT — CONF. CALL

• ROGERS CEO SAYS SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ASSETS CONTINUE TO GROW AT DOUBLE-DIGIT RATES IN TERMS OF VALUE — CONF. CALL

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