MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable is enhancing some of its residential Internet packages in Quebec to allow for faster download speeds and more bandwidth.
The Express 5 package is now the Express 6 package with 6 Mbps download, 1.5 Mbps to 2 Mbps upload and 30 GB bitcap; the Express 10 is now Express 15 with 10 Mbps to 15 Mbps download, 2 Mbps upload and 65 GB to 70 GB bitcap; the Turbo 14 is now Turbo 15 with 14 Mbps to 15 Mbps download, 2 Mbps upload and 90 GB to 120 GB bitcap; and the Turbo 20 is…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable is turning up the heat on some of its high speed Internet packages for businesses in Quebec and Ontario, just in time for the online shopping season.
Starting December 1st, subscribers to its Business Select, Business Premium and Business Ultimate packages will now have improved upload and download speeds at no extra charge. In addition, the company is also rolling out a new package, called Business Launch, with download speeds of up to 20 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 10 Mbps.
"These improvements are of utmost importance to our business customers as they meet their day-to-day needs”,…
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GATINEAU – Cogeco Cable says it doesn’t need to be all or nothing when it comes to regulating wholesale access to incumbent broadband facilities. The company told the CRTC Thursday morning that establishing a framework which encourages negotiation while providing a reference rate as a backstop could help stimulate more wholesale competition.
“We’re proposing something that will actually help the markets move from a current situation with regulation to a completely deregulated market. We think we need some steps along the way so that’s why we’re proposing this approach,“ said Philippe Jetté, senior VP of technology and strategy…
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TORONTO – Cogeco Data Services is expanding its flagship data centre in Barrie, ON, adding over 20,000 square feet of new operational space by early 2015.
When the expansion is complete, the company will have invested approximately $80 million in the facility that will house over 32,000 square feet of operational floor space. Built to exceed Tier 3 standards and be CSAE 3416 and PCI compliant, the Barrie facility delivers advanced data centre, cloud, managed IT and connectivity services.
The facility, paired with Cogeco Data Services' wholly-owned cloud and network infrastructure, is expanding to accommodate its growing customer base and demand…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has directed Cogeco to implement a mechanized customer transfer process for television and Internet services customers as soon as possible, and no later than January 1, 2015.
In its decision issued Thursday, the Commission responded to an application by Bell Canada submitted in June claiming that Cogeco’s “large number of manual customer transfer requests were inefficiently diverting Bell Canada’s resources and harming consumers”.
As part of the implementation of local competition in the telecommunications industry, a process was developed by the industry for the efficient transfer of a customer’s service, commonly referred to as the customer…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Cable have announced Patrice Ouimet as senior vice president and CFO, effective immediately.
Ouimet, pictured, has substantial operations and finance experience in global public and private corporations, notably in corporate strategy, treasury, risk management, internal audit and investor relations, reads Monday’s announcement. Prior to joining Cogeco, he was SVP and CFO at Enerkem Inc., VP of corporate development and enterprise risk management at Gildan Activewear Inc., and has ten years of experience in the investment banking sector in various roles at Lazard Limited and CIBC World Markets Inc.
"I am pleased to announce Patrice's appointment….
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. fourth-quarter revenue increased by 3.9%, to reach $524.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 (ended August 31st) mainly driven by growth in the cable and enterprise data services segment through the organic growth from all of our operating segments, the company announced Friday.
Fiscal 2014 revenue reached $2.1 billion, an increase of 14.3%, “mainly attributable to the full year impact of the acquisitions, in the cable and enterprise data services segment, of Atlantic Broadband and Peer 1 Hosting which both occurred during fiscal 2013 combined with the organic growth from…
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BURLINGTON – After sinking considerable resources into building something of its own to connect TV to the web, Cogeco says in the end, it listened to its customers when deciding on the next generation of set top boxes.
“We surveyed our customers in Ontario and Quebec, and they told us they wanted this,’ said Louise St-Pierre, president and CEO, Cogeco Cable, at the company’s press launch of TiVo. “They wanted something that was easy, that connected them to their content, their show, their sport. They don’t care what channel it is on. They wanted that choice.”
Cogeco tried to give viewers…
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BURLINGTON, ON – Cogeco Cable is launching a Canadianized version of TiVo to its Ontario-based cable customers on Monday, with a French-language version slated to arrive in Quebec by spring.
The Cogeco TiVo service’s fully integrated search function will mine through live TV, recorded, on-demand and over-the-top content, including Netflix, to show users what programs are available to watch, reads Thursday’s announcement. TiVo will also help users discover new content by providing personalized recommendations, and automatically recording content that it predicts might be of interest to the user.
"Cogeco TiVo Service will be a game-changer in the cable market in Canada," said…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. has named Diane Nyisztor as vice president, corporate human resources, effective immediately.
With extensive experience in global human resources and expatriate tax for major multinational corporations, Nyisztor served as partner, international executive services at KPMG Canada prior to joining Cogeco. She has also held several executive positions with SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
"Following our recent acquisitions and continued growth, we now need to adapt our corporate structure to the evolving needs of our organization and of our employees. This new vice presidency is key in supporting and enabling the expansion of Cogeco moving forward as well as providing…
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