Cogeco Cable Canada brings free Wi-Fi access to downtown Magog
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Cogeco Cable Canada brings free Wi-Fi access
to downtown Magog
Montreal, May 5, 2014 – Cogeco Cable Can ada (“Cogeco”), jointly with Magog Technopole
and the downtown Magog revitalization committee, is pleased and proud to announce today
that wireless Internet is now available to anyone along Principale and Merry streets in the
downtown area. The free Wi-Fi access is being pro vided courtesy of Cogeco Cable Ca nada.
The launch of this pilot project, aimed at residents and visitors alike, is in keeping with
Magog’s vision of becoming one of Quebec’s first “smart cities.”
The Wi-Fi hotspots on these two main downtown arteries are powered by Cogeco’s
significantly more advanced telecommunication technologies, absolutely free. Mindful of
responding to the community’s Wi-Fi connectivity needs, Cogeco has installed 20 access
points in that area. To log on, users simply choose the network “Cogeco Wi-Fi.”
“We are very enthusiastic about the implementation of this project,” stated Johanne Hinse,
Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Cogeco Cable Canada, adding: “It is
perfectly in tune with our commitment to being a company that is close to the communities
we serve, and to serve them with the best available technology. Cogeco has had a presence
in Magog for more than 25 years. We’ve always been involved in the daily life of this
community, and we intend to continue doing so.”
For his part, André Métras, Managing Director, Magog Technopole, noted: “Today’s
announcement, above all, speaks to the very e nergetic response from Cogeco to this pro ject
that was initially led by Magog Technopole. This n etwork, with its very robust architecture, is
a value-added complement to Magog’s attractiveness as a destination, as well as its quality
of life. It’s great news for our business community, our citizens and our many visitors.”
And Vicki May Hamm, Mayor of the City of Magog, said: “I’m especially happy to see this
pilot project launched because it is so perfectly in line with our greatest aspiration: to make
Magog into Quebec’s first “smart city.” Any partnership or project that brings us closer to that
goal delights me to no end. To bring this ambitious project to fruition, the city needs reliable
partners who are on board for the long term. So I’m very happy that we’re able to rely once
again on the Cogeco, which has been an invaluable partner of ours for many years.” She
concluded: “This initiative is also in keeping with the Magog`s downtown revitalization
project, and I’m convinced that free Wi-Fi is something that will attract people to our streets
and sidewalk cafés, making the downtown area an even more exciting and vibrant place to
be.”
ABOUT COGECO CABLE CANADA
Cogeco Cable Canada (www.cogeco.ca) regroups the Canadian cable operat ions of Cogeco
Cable Inc. Cogeco Cable Canada is the second largest cable operator in Ontario and
Quebec in terms of the number of Basic Cable service customers served. Its two-way
broadband cable networks provide to its residential and small business customers Analogue
and Digital Television, High Speed Internet («HSI») and Telephony services. Cogeco Cable
Inc. is a telecommunications corporation and is the 11th largest hybrid fibre coaxial cable
operator in North America operating in Canada under the Cogeco Cable brand name in
Quebec and Ontario, and in the United States through its subsidiary Atlantic Broadband in
Western Pennsylvania, South Florida, Maryland/Delaware and South Carolina. Through its
subsidiaries Cogeco Data Services and Peer 1 Hosting, Cogeco Cable Inc. provides its
commercial customers a suite of IT hosting, information and communications technology
services (Data Centre, Co-location, Managed Hosting, Cloud Infrastructure and
Connectivity), with 20 data centre s, extensive fibre networks in Montreal and Toro nto as well
as points-of-presence in North America and Euro pe. Cogeco Cable Inc.’s subordinate voting
shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).
ABOUT MAGOG TECHNOPOLE
Magog Technopole is a non-profit making organisation, supported by the City of Magog,
whose mission is to encourage the growth of the Information and Communication
Technologies Sector (ICT) and green technologies in the town of Magog, through the
development of a distinct, welcoming environment and by promotion of these to businesses
in order to encourage their location.
ABOUT THE CITY OF MAGOG
With a population of 26,500 inhabitants, Magog is the central city of the Memphrémagog
Regional Country Municipality and the second largest in the Estrie region after Sherbrooke. It
offers all the services and benefits of a large city, in an exceptional setting on the shore of
majestic Lake Memphremagog and at the foot of Mount Orford, making it a favoured
destination for tourists, day trippers and retired persons.
The City of Magog is seeking to diversify and energize its economy so as to attract more
young families to live and work there, while preserving its distinctive quality of life. To define
specific directions and clear objectives shared by the community, the city conducted a
strategic planning exercise that resulted in various actions. A downtown revitalization
initiative, implementation of measures to attract and suppo rt businesses in the industrial and
technology sectors, and a review of the master de velopment plan are just a few examples of
the steps that have been taken to mak e Magog into a “smart city” offering exceptional quality
of life for citizens of all ages.
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Information : Nancy Bouffard
Corporate Communications
Tel. : (514) 764-4613