Cable / Telecom News

Cogeco launches VOIP in Quebec

MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable launched its voice over Internet protocol service in its Quebec territories today. This launch follows the introduction, on June 8, of the same service in the Burlington and Oakville areas, in Ontario. Cogeco Cable's High-Speed Internet (HSI) customers in Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières Ouest and Pointe-du-lac can subscribe starting today. Service will then be extended progressively to most cities in Cogeco Cable's territories by December 2006. Cogeco's digital telephone service package includes unlimited calling in Canada and the continental United States, five key calling features, as well as basic operator assistance and information services. The company’s Québec-based HSI...