Cogeco Communications

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COGECO CONNEXION: CONEK-T CLIENTS’ NEW PROVIDER

Montréal, April 20, 2017 – Cogeco Connexion is proud to announce that it has become the Internet and TV provider of Conek-T network clients in the sectors of Ste-Odile-sur-Rimouski, St-Narcisse de Rimouski and Manseau in the Centre-du-Québec region.

These customers can now enjoy the full range of Cogeco services, including access to a stronger, more reliable Internet network as well as a more complete and flexible television offering, allowing them to build a package tailored to their interests.

They can also opt for TiVoTM service, a multi-TV recorder making it possible to record up to six HD programs simultaneously and view their content online, with direct access to Netflix, YouTube and Facebook.

“Allowing a growing number of consumers to enjoy a better TV entertainment and online experience is one of our priorities, and we are delighted to welcome these new clients to Cogeco Connexion,” stated Johanne Hinse, Vice President, Sales, Consumer Market and Community Relations with Cogeco Connexion.

“We are determined to offer them efficient services and the same level of customer service that earned us recognition from the Service Quality Measurement Group (SQM), which awarded us North American Contact Center Industry Awards 8 times over the past 10 years,” added Ms. Hinse.  

For more information on Cogeco Connexion’s services, residents can go to cogeco.ca or call 1 800 665-5151. 

Cogeco Connexion at a glance:

  • Wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco Communications Inc.
  • 2,550 employees
  • Customer segments: consumer and business
  • Offering: video, high-speed Internet, telephony, fibre-based data and voice transmission, and cloud-based applications for businesses
  • 11,000 km of linear optical fibre between Windsor, Ontario and Gaspé, Québec
  • Hybrid network: optical fibre and coaxial cable
  • Fibre-optic network since 1990
  • Internet download speeds provided: 120 megabits per second almost everywhere on the market footprint, and up to 1 gigabit per second in some cities in Ontario
  • Community television stations: COGECO TV (15 in Québec and 22 in Ontario, with close to 1,000 volunteers)

 ABOUT COGECO CONNEXION

Cogeco Connexion regroups the Canadian cable operations of Cogeco Communications Inc. Cogeco Connexion is the second largest cable operator in Ontario and Québec in terms of the number of basic cable service customers served. It provides its residential and small business customers with video, Internet and telephony services through its two-way broadband cable networks. Cogeco Communications Inc. is a communications corporation and is the 8th largest hybrid fibre coaxial cable operator in North America operating in Canada under the Cogeco Connexion brand name in Québec and Ontario, and in the United States through its subsidiary Atlantic Broadband in western Pennsylvania, south Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and eastern Connecticut. Through Cogeco Peer 1, Cogeco Communications Inc. provides its business customers with a suite of information technology services (colocation, network connectivity, hosting, cloud and managed services), through its 16 data centres, extensive FastFiber Network® and more than 50 points of presence in North America and Europe. Cogeco Communications Inc.’s subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).

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INFORMATION AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS:

Gabriel Beausejour

Senior Advisor, External Communications

Cogeco Connexion

514-764-4618

gabriel.beausejour@cogeco.com