VAL D’OR, Que. – After saying in July it would begin offering Internet, telephone and television as a third party internet access provider, Québec independent provider, EBOX announced Tuesday morning it had connected its first two clients in Val d’Or in northwestern Québec, using Cablevision’s infrastructure. Cablevision, a Bell subsidiary in the Abitibi region, has seen competition arrive recently with Videotron interconnecting recently, too.
EBOX is saying rates are 50% cheaper than its main rival and it will also allow its clients to keep their own modems, as long as they are compatible with their equipment.
Presently offering services in Val-d’Or, Malartic, Rivière-Héva and Preissac, EBOX is expecting to offer service in Rouyn-Noranda and La Sarre in a near future.
In its news release, EBOX mentions the long and arduous struggle to get interconnection with Cablevision, which Videotron would certainly attest as well.
Pictured is Stéphane Racicot, from Val-d’Or, EBOX’s first client in Abitibi. Photo courtesy EBOX.
