Cable / Telecom News

Videotron acquires Cable Amos

MONTREAL — Videotron announced Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire Télédistribution Amos (Cable Amos) and its network. The acquisition is expected to close in the spring of 2020 and is subject to regulatory approval. Financial terms were not disclosed. Videotron said in a news release it expects the Abitibi-Témiscamingue residents living in Cable Amos’s service area will be able to join Videotron’s subscriber rolls in the coming months. This will also give Videotron a local network in a region in which it plans to roll out third party service on Bell Canada’s Cablevision du Nord, as we have...