Rogers Communications announced it has extended its 5G network to reach more residents and businesses across eight new cities and towns throughout Eastern Ontario. Rogers 5G is now available in the following areas: Carleton Place, Cobourg, Kingston, Lindsay, Perth, Peterborough, Picton and Port Hope. Today's network expansion is part of a $300 million partnership between Rogers, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and EORN to bridge the digital divide and bring reliable wireless connectivity across Eastern Ontario.

Through this partnership Rogers will deliver mobile connectivity to 113 municipalities and Indigenous communities in Eastern Ontario by building more than 300 new cellular towers and upgrading over 300 pre-existing sites by 2025. As part of an additional $140 million investment related to this project, Rogers recently announced it will expand its network of fibre-to-the home technology in Eastern Ontario, servicing more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Quinte West, Belleville and Prince Edward County. This work is part of the company's ongoing commitment to expand service and improve connectivity for underserved communities, including more rural and remote regions in Ontario.

Since January 2020, Rogers has enhanced its wireless networks across more than 200 Ontario communities and delivered fixed broadband network upgrades to nearly 100 communities across the province.