Rogers provides cable television, broadband internet access and video retailing through Rogers Cable Inc. It operates the largest wireless carrier and cable TV operation in Canada, with 7.41M wireless customers, 2.30M cable customers, 1.51M Internet customers, and 1.02M telephone customers at 31 Mar 2008. It has major cable system clusters in Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Kitchener, London (ON), NB, and NL. It owns 6.6M shares of CCA (14%), 3.4M shares of CGO (20%), the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre, TV and radio broadcasting and magazine publishing assets. Rogers Wireless represents over 75% of 2008E total EBITDA and 75% of our target NAV; cable contributes just 20% to our target NAV. The breakdown of revenue attributable to each business segment consists of: wireless telecommunications 53%, wired telecommunications 34%, and media 13%.
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Teck Cominco
Teck-Cominco Inc.(TCK.B)
Teck Cominco Ltd. is a diversified mining and refining company and the world’s no. 2 zinc miner and no. 2 metallurgical coal producer. The company also produces significant levels of copper, lead, gold, and specialty metals. The company’s major zinc assets include the Red Dog Mine, the world’s largest zinc mine, and the Trail lead and zinc smelter and refinery. The company also has 40% interest in Elk Valley Coal Corp., 100% in Fording, and a 22.5% stake in the Antamina copper and zinc mine in Peru. The breakdown of revenue attributable to each business segment consists of: copper 34%, refining and smelting 29%, zinc 19%, coal 15%, gold 3%.