Rogers Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Canada’s First Wireless Call on July 1
Globenewswire·2025-06-27 13:30
Usage skyrockets from 100 calls to 100 million calls a dayMarks four decades of wireless innovation leadership for Canadians TORONTO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- July 1st 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 be ...