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Cogeco won’t set timeline on wireless launch

By Steve Faguy MONTREAL — Cogeco CEO Philippe Jetté doesn't want to discuss when he expects the company will launch a wireless service. He was pestered with questions from journalists Thursday before the company's annual general meeting — is it a matter of weeks, months, years? — but repeatedly said that they're working toward a launch and would announce their plans in the near future. An actual launch is unlikely in the "short term" because "some preparation work remains," he told analysts earlier. Jetté expressed some frustration with the length of the process, both in terms of regulatory obligations and the slow...