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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cogeco tops up its
High Speed Internet offering in Ontario
Montréal, October 5, 2011 – Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA) today announced the evolution of its
portfolio of High Speed Internet (HSI) packages in Ontario. Since October 1
st
, many Cogeco HSI
subscribers have enjoyed faster download speeds, and several packages have benefited from
substantially higher monthly data transfer to stay in step with today’s changing needs.
“Consumer Internet needs are changing faster than ever – customers want more speed, higher data
transfer capacity and flexibility. In our drive to satisfy them we decided to enhance our HSI offering
not only to meet their expectations, but also to be proactive and bring the best the market has to
offer to our territories,” said Ron Perrotta, Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Planning at
Cogeco Cable.
Cogeco’s new High Speed Internet portfolio
Package
Download speed
Upload speed
Monthly data
transfer capacity
Price per
additional GB
Express 4
4 Mbps
600 kbps
15 GB
$1.50
Express 8
8 Mbps
800 kbps
40 GB
$1.50
Turbo 14
14 Mbps
1 Mbps
80 GB
$1.50
New package
Turbo 20*
20 Mbps
1.5 Mbps
80 GB
$1.50
Ultimate 30*
30 Mbps
2 Mbps
175 GB
$1.00
Ultimate 50*
50 Mbps
2 Mbps
250 GB
$1.00
* Available only in areas where DOCSIS technology has been launched.
The new Express 4 package, which offers download speeds of up to 4 Mbps and a monthly data
transfer capacity of 15 GB, replaces Lite, which offered download speeds of up to 3 Mbps and 10
GB of monthly data transfer capacity. The usage rate per GB exceeding the monthly data transfer
capacity decreases to $1.50 from $2.50.
Express 8 replaces Lite Plus with a speed of up to 8 Mbps, instead of 7 Mbps, while the monthly
data transfer capacity rises to 40 GB from 30 GB. The usage rate per GB exceeding the monthly
data transfer capacity decreases to $1.50 from $2.00.
Turbo 14 replaces the Standard package, offering download speeds of up to 14 Mbps and
increasing the monthly data transfer capacity to 80 GB from 60 Mbps. The rate per additional GB
remains at $1.50.
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Ultimate 30 customers have seen their upload speeds rise to up to 2 Mbps from 1.5 Mbps and their
monthly data transfer capacity increase to 175 GB from 125 GB. Ultimate 50 customers can now
enjoy increased upload speeds up to 2 Mbps from 1.5 Mbps and their monthly data transfer
capacity have risen to 250 GB from 150 GB.
Furthermore, for the Express 4, Express 8 and Turbo 14 packages the maximum monthly charge for
additional GB has been increased to $50 from $30.The maximum monthly charge of $50 on the
Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 packages has been removed, which means that bandwidth usage that
exceeds the specified monthly data transfer capacity will be billed at $1.00 per additional GB, with
no maximum limit.
Customers of Cogeco’s HSI services in territories where DOCSIS 3.0 technology has been
launched can now choose a brand new package – Turbo 20. This generous package offers
download speeds of up to 20 Mbps, upload speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps, a monthly data transfer
capacity of 80 GB and a cost of $1.50 per additional GB, up to $50 per month.
“We are constantly alert to market trends. In designing the evolution of our portfolio of HSI
packages, we made sure that the slight rate increases that reflect significant enhancements to our
service offering remain very competitive,” Mr. Perrotta concluded.
DOCSIS 3.0, a data compression technology that provides more efficient and economical
bandwidth utilization, is already available in a number of regions served by Cogeco. This positions
Cogeco very favourably to respond to the constant increase in bandwidth demand at a competitive
cost and provide access to higher data throughput, improved video configuration and an increased
level of security. DOCSIS 3.0 technology will continue to be rolled out gradually in new areas.
ABOUT COGECO CABLE
Cogeco Cable (www.cogeco.ca) is a telecommunications company and is the second largest hybrid
fibre coaxial cable system operator in Ontario, Québec and Portugal. Through its two-way
broadband cable networks, Cogeco Cable provides its residential customers with Audio, Analogue
and Digital Television, as well as HSI and Telephony services. Cogeco Cable also provides, to its
commercial customers, data networking, e-business applications, video conferencing, hosting
services, Ethernet, private line, VoIP, HSI access, dark fibre, data storage, data security and co-
location services and other advanced communication solutions. Cogeco Cable’s subordinate voting
shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).
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Information: Catherine Pleau
Advisor, Corporate Communications
Tel: (514) 764-4762