Signing up 1,600 telephony customers per week, Cogeco's Audet is "very satisfied"

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable's third quarter results, like most cable results of late, shows fast growth in telephony subscribers. The company added 15,400 voice customers in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, ended May 31st, and is connecting 1,600 per week, said company CEO Louis Audet, during a conference call Monday morning. And, the company only passes about 50% of its customers with its voice over IP offering. "We are very satisfied with the third quarter results," said Louis Audet, Cogeco's president and CEO. Coverage will be at 75% by the end of August and 90% by the end of...