Cable / Telecom News

Videotron reports big jump in cable phone customers


MONTREAL - Videotron says it had a record week during the month of August when it added 8,700 new cable telephony subscribers, including one day with more than 1,900 new subscribers. In a statement, Videotron reported that as of Sept. 24th, one week before the end of this year’s third quarter, its cable telephony service growth for the quarter-to-date had already surpassed last year’s growth for the full third quarter, establishing a new record for the company. This record growth also applied to another Videotron product, Internet, it said. In the period from July 1 through Sept. 24, 2007, more...