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Three months into wireless launch, Videotron has 41,800 customers (plus some other numbers)

MONTREAL - Nearly three months after the launch of its new mobile service, 41,800 new customers had signed up for a Videotron wireless subscription, the company announced late Wednesday.Growth appears to be accelerating as two months ago, the company had just 8,400 new wireless subs.In a press release, the company said those customers are running 72,200 handsets on the network, including 50,300 added in the first two months of the quarter (October and November). Videotron wireless is available to those in Greater Montréal, Québec City, Mauricie, Sherbrooke, Bois-Francs, Montérégie and Laurentians regions now have access to advanced mobile services from Videotron.Since...