Oct 19 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO :
* ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
* INCREASING FULL-YEAR 2018 GUIDANCE FOR ADJUSTED EBITDA GROWTH TO 7 PCT TO 9 PCT AND FOR FREE CASH FLOW GROWTH TO 5% TO 7 PCT
* QTRLY REVENUE $3,769 MILLION, UP 3 PERCENT
* QTRLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.15
* QTRLY ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.21
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.17, REVENUE VIEW C$3.78 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QTRLY POSTPAID NET ADDITIONS OF 124,000
* QTRLY POSTPAID CHURN OF 1.09 PCT, IMPROVED 7 BASIS POINTS
* QTRLY BLENDED ABPU INCREASED 4 PCT AND BLENDED ARPU INCREASED 3 PCT
* QTRLY INTERNET NET ADDITIONS OF 35,000, UP 6,000
* INCREASING OUR GUIDANCE RANGES FOR FULL-YEAR 2018 CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA
* QTRLY CABLE INTERNET SUBSCRIBER NET ADDITIONS 35,000 VERSUS 27,000 ADDITIONS OF REPORTED LAST YEAR
* ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS- QTRLY CABLE TELEVISION NET LOSSES 18,000 VERSUS NET LOSSES OF 18,000 REPORTED LAST YEAR
* QTRLY WIRELESS SUBSCRIBER BLENDED MONTHLY ARPU $57.21 VERSUS $55.81
* FY2018 REVENUE VIEW C$15.06 BILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* ALL FIGURES IN C$