Cogeco says demand for Canadian wireless service exceeding expectations

By Ahmad Hathout Cogeco CEO Frederic Perron said Thursday that subscriber demand for its upcoming Canadian wireless service has exceeded the company’s expectations. “We’ve now opened pre-registrations for our existing Canadian wireline customers as part of our wireless pre-launch lead generation campaign and demand has exceeded our expectations so far,” Perron said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, adding the wireless launch is “progressing well.” Last quarter, Perron said the company was “on track to launch wireless in Canada over the coming quarters.” The comment followed agreements it made with Canadian network operators to ride on their wireless infrastructure as...