Cable / Telecom News

Growth continues, at a slower pace, for Videotron

MONTREAL – Quebec MSO Videotron showed ongoing growth among cable TV, internet and voice over IP phone customers in the second quarter of 2009, ended June 30th, the company announced Thursday.“We have now recorded growth for all our products for 16 consecutive quarters,” said Robert Dépatie, president and CEO of Quebecor-owned Videotron, in a press release announcing the company’s Q2 results.Quebecor Inc.’s release shows telecommunications revenue of $232.7 million in the quarter, 27% higher than Q2 2008.The customer base for Videotron’s basic cable television service increased by 3,453 during the second quarter to 1,732,621 as of June 30, 2009, including...