MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable today upgraded its high-speed Internet (HSI) service to handle up to 7 Mpbs in all its service areas.
The cableco is increasing the combined upload and download bit cap, so its Pro service limit will triple from 30 GB to 100 GB. The Standard service limit will quadruple from 15 GB to 60 GB, and the Lite (or Mini, in Quebec) limit will quintuple from 2 GB to 10 GB. The improvements will not cost customers extra.
Cogeco is bundling its HSI for $34.95 per month for 12 months when a subscriber gets digital cable…
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MONTREAL Cogeco Cable launched its digital phone service in Grimsby, Ontario, this week.
Currently, 40% of homes passed in the corporation’s territories have access to digital phone service. Service will continue to be rolled out to most cities in Cogeco Cable’s territories by the end of 2006.
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MONTREAL – Thanks to the newest season of Loft Story, results at Cogeco Radio and Television’s broadcast outlet TQS look a lot better this quarter, at least in the ratings.
Cogeco president and CEO Louis Audet told financial analysts Monday that during the nine-week run of the show, it pulled in about 1.4 million viewers on Sundays and over a million on the other two days in a week it aired. Then, of course, it "pulled the rest of the schedule with it," said Audet.
While the company’s far larger cable division drives the company, in the media sector,…
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MONTREAL – Subscriber growth across the board fuelled a strong second quarter of fiscal 2006, ended February 28th, for Cogeco Cable.
Capex guidance as well as revenue guidance for the year have increased thanks to high demand for all of the company’s products, said company president and CEO Louis Audet during a conference call with financial analysts Monday. For example, right now the company is booking 900 to 1,000 new phone customer install orders per week.
"We are pleased with the trend of these results. We have improved our revenue by 6.8%, operating income before amortization by 7.7% and…
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MONTREAL – Today, Cogeco Cable extended its digital phone service to Milton, Ont., as well as Matane, Sept-Îles, Baie Comeau and Port-Cartier, Québec.
Currently, 38% of homes passed in the corporation’s territories has access to digital phone service. Service will continue to be rolled out to most cities in Cogeco Cable’s territories by the end of 2006.
Cogeco Cable’s all-inclusive digital phone offer can be had by customers for as little as $44.99 per month if they subscribe to Cogeco Cable’s high-speed Internet and cable television service.
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OTTAWA – The federal government should open up broadcasting to market forces if it does the same for telecommunications, Cogeco Cable says.
The cableco says it welcomes the telecom policy review panel report issued Wednesday that recommends the feds reduce government and regulatory interference in telecommunications as much as possible. But that should extend to broadcasting, Cogeco says. While the panel’s mandate did not include examining broadcasting, its report did strongly urge the government to conduct a similar review of the broadcasting industry.
Cogeco agrees. “The report of the policy review panel is thought-provoking. However, it does not provide…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable today launched its digital phone service in Waterdown, ON, near Hamilton.
Most residents will be able to sign up for the service, even if they don’t already have Cogeco’s cable hooked up.
More than one-third of homes in communities served by Cogeco have access to digital phone service, and the company is continuing to roll it out to most cities, expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Cogeco is offering bundling deals and free installation for a limited time.
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable Wednesday announced its Digital Voice service is available to the residents of Georgetown, Ont.
Georgetown is about a 45 minute drive west of Toronto.
Currently, 35% of homes passed in Cogeco’s territories have access to Digital Phone service, including some of its larger regions like Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville. Service will continue to be rolled out to most cities in Cogeco Cable’s territories by the end of 2006.
Cogeco’s voice over IP delivered service is meant to be a primary line replacement.
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MONTREAL – Like the residents of regions already served in Ontario and Québec, those in Rimouski, Rimouski-Est, Pointe-au-Père, Price, St-Anaclet, Ste-Flavie and Mont-Joli sectors now have access to Cogeco Digital Phone.
The product is Cogeco Cable’s VOIP-driven voice service.
Currently, about 34% of homes passed in the company’s footprint have access to the service, which will continue to be rolled out to most cities in Cogeco Cable’s territories by the end of 2006.
www.cogeco.com
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DESPITE THE IMMINENT SHUTDOWN of the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, a move which will cost 26 jobs, Canada’s smaller independent operators have already decided they must have a continuing presence in Ottawa.
As reported first by www.cartt.ca early Friday afternoon, Rogers Cable, the largest remaining member of the CCTA, decided to rescind its support of the association, effectively killing it – even though no other member wanted to pull the plug. Even Rogers didn’t really want to do it.
However, no CCTA member is blaming Rogers for the demise of the 50-plus year-old association. Indeed, the CCTA’s board of…
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