Oct 17 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc:
* Says expects full year capital spending to be lower than last year - Conference call
* Expects full-year 2016 capital expenditure of C$2.3 billion-C$2.4 billion
* Expects free cash flow growth of 1-3 percent for full-year
* Says working hard on the issue of timing for Joe Natale to join Rogers
* Rogers CFO on iPhone 7 volumes - "on par with what we would have seen in terms of last year's volumes, not necessarily with next phase of the device" Further company coverage: RCIb.TO