MONTREAL – Former politician turned radio host Nathalie Normandeau is suing Cogeco for wrongful dismissal after the company allegedly suspended her without pay following her arrest in March.
According to a Montreal Gazette report, Normandeau, who is also Quebec’s former deputy premier, worked as a radio host at Cogeco-owned FM93 in Quebec City on the show Normandeau-Duhaime le midi. She was arrested March 17 by the province's anti-corruption unit Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC), and said she was dismissed from FM93 shortly thereafter.
In a lawsuit filed at Quebec Superior Court, Normandeau (pictured) says the presumption of innocence must prevail, especially as the charges against her…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion is investing $250,000 to expand its fibre optic network to the residential area surrounding the 13e Rang road, in the Municipality of Orford Township in Quebec.
Work to install the network will take several months, and allow residents to enjoy the full spectrum of Cogeco Connexion services, including television, high-speed Internet and telephony.
“The ongoing expansion of our network into high-potential markets is a business priority for us,” said marketing & innovation VP Daniel Boisvert, in the news release. “To that end, we are leveraging several different leading-edge technologies that can enable very high speeds. In the…
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TORONTO – Cogeco Peer 1 has named Scott Adams as vice-president and general manager for Canada, the company said Wednesday.
Adams (pictured), has worked with organizations such as Verizon and IBM, and brings extensive experience in sales and general management to his role. Based in Toronto, he will be responsible for the tactical and strategic direction of the organization in the Canadian region, overseeing operations and driving revenue growth.
“We have appointed Scott to this role to support our continued growth in Canada”, said Cogeco Peer 1 president Philippe Jetté, in the announcement. “Scott's proven track record in driving growth and…
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Feds must study past report to lead the future, according to Audet
TORONTO – The Canadian financial markets suffer a bias against risk, which has led to an unfortunate under-investment in innovation, Cogeco Inc. CEO Louis Audet told the Canadian Club today at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
In a wide-ranging speech that touched upon a wide number of things, Audet tied them all to the problems he believes are afflicting Canada and its economy. He noted many of the developed economies around the world are now facing stagnant growth rates – but noted that as Canadians, we have the…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. saw its second quarter revenue increase by 7.7%, to reach $578.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, driven by growth in the company’s the cable and enterprise data services segment (which it now calls its communications segment)
The improvement of its American broadband services operations, combined with favorable foreign exchange rates compared to the same period of the prior year, helped drive results, says the company’s Wednesday evening press release.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by or 10.1%, to reach $252.1 million compared to the same period of fiscal 2015, and was also helped by the…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion has unveiled new TV bundles designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses and larger enterprises in its territories in Ontario and Quebec.
The new packages are customized towards clients' industry category such bars and restaurants, sports and fitness, retail, offices and professional services, and hotels and institutions. Clients may choose between pre-assembled packages of 10 or 20 channels in Ontario, and of 10, 15 or 20 channels in Quebec.
Cogeco is also offering an entry-level package named ‘Business Basic’ comprised of local and regional over-the-air Canadian stations, mandatory distribution channels, plus community and educational channels. Once clients have…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion has completed its new free wireless Internet network in the Ontario city of Hamilton.
With over 300 hotspots, Cogeco said that the network was largely built by leveraging its business customers, and covers locations such as retail shops, restaurants and professional services offices alongside high-traffic streets, including King Street, James Street and Concession Street. An interactive map of Cogeco Connexion’s Wi-Fi hotspots is available here.
Cogeco high-speed Internet customers can connect for free to a Cogeco hotspot with any Wi-Fi-enabled device by signing-in with their “My Account” credentials. After signing-in once, their device will automatically be…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion has won four customer service excellence awards from the Service Quality Measurement Group (SQM), marking the seventh time in nine years that the Montreal-based company has been recognized for the service it provides to its customers.
The annual North American Contact Center Industry Awards are based on surveys with customers who have used a call centre and employees who work in a call centre.
Three of Cogeco’s awards came in the Voice of the Customer Excellence category, based on the results of telephone surveys with customers within two business days of their contact with contact centre…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion has completed its new free wireless Internet network in the Ontario city of Kingston.
With almost 100 hotspots,Cogeco said that the network was largely built by leveraging its business customers, and covers locations such as retail shops, restaurants and professional services offices alongside high-traffic streets such as Princess Street, Queen Street and Ontario Street. An interactive map of Cogeco Connexion’s Wi-Fi hotspots is available here.
Cogeco high-speed Internet customers can connect for free to a Cogeco hotspot with any Wi-Fi-enabled device by signing-in with their “My Account” credentials. After signing-in once, their device will automatically be…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Connexion’s new slimmed down starter TV package, unveiled Tuesday, is known as “Basic Channels".
Starting at $25 per month (excluding receiver), the package includes local and regional stations, community and educational channels, and also includes U.S. networks ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS. Subscription to the Basic Channels package is a requirement to access any other packages or channels.
Customers may also build their own "My Mix" packages of 10, 20, 30 or 40 additional channels (in Quebec, the choices are 10, 15, 20 or 30 channels), ranging from $38 to $59 each a month, which includes the basic…
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