– SHAWINIGAN, QC – Cogeco Cable and TGV Net Mauricie have finalized a partnership aimed at providing businesses, organizations and residences in the Mauricie region with access to an inter-connected fibre-optic network and a range of related services.
TGV Net Mauricie is a non-profit entity whose mission is to act as a ‘carrier’ providing broadband connectivity throughout the Mauricie region by having accredited service providers offer various telecommunications services to businesses, organizations and homes in the region. This agreement allows Cogeco to offer high-speed Internet, telephone and digital television services, using the public network owned by TGV Net and its partners, in areas where the company does not currently operate.
"TGV Net has been looking for another network operator to increase the number of services and projects in the Mauricie region for quite some time," said Steve Martin, TGV Net’s chairman of the board, in the announcement. "Partnering with Cogeco, a company with a very strong local and regional presence, will enable us to provide very reliable service to a large number of commercial partners and users, who have been asking for such service for a long time.”
"We are delighted with the vote of confidence we've received from the Board of TGV Net and our network partners, and we're proud to be working together with TGV Net, an organization with a great reputation in the region”, added Johanne Hinse, vice-president, business development and sales at Cogeco. “We're committed to providing the excellent service for which Cogeco is recognized and offering products at the cutting edge of technology, all while remaining attentive to the needs of customers in the region."
