COGECO ULTIMATE 30 AND ULTIMATE 50 HIGH SPEED INTERNET NOW IN NORTH BAY
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cogeco Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 High Speed Internet
now in North Bay
Montréal, June 2, 2011 – Cogeco Cable (TSX: CCA) today announced the launch of its Ultimate 30
and Ultimate 50 High Speed Internet (HSI) packages in North Bay, Ontario, where the majority of
residents will be able to benefit from the fastest download speeds at the most affordable price available
in the area.
Indeed, the two packages, powered by DOCSIS 3.0 technology, offer very advantageous speed and
pricing compared to competitors in Cogeco’s footprint. The Ultimate 30 package offers speeds of up to
30 Mbps for downloads and up to 1.5 Mbps for uploads with a monthly download cap of 125 GB. For the
Ultimate 50 package, speeds can reach 50 Mbps for downloads and 1.5 Mbps for uploads with a
monthly download cap of 150 GB.
“We always strive to offer our customers more flexibility, speed and choices. Today, the whole family can
use the Internet at the same time for online banking, video gaming, shopping or for downloading videos
or films, and all with the same service. Cogeco’s HSI packages like Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 meet
those needs perfectly,” said Ron Perrotta, Vice-President, Marketing and Strategic Planning at Cogeco
Cable.
Cogeco’s Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 are powered by DOCSIS 3.0, a technology of data compression
that allows a more efficient and economical use of bandwidth. Thus, Cogeco Cable is in a very good
position to meet the increasing bandwidth need at a very competitive cost and to offer access to a higher
data rate, a better video configuration and an increased level of safety.
For customers of Cogeco Television or Home Phone service, Cogeco’s Ultimate 30 package costs
$59.95 per month, and Ultimate 50, $99.95 per month. Cogeco customers who subscribe only to Cogeco
Internet service pay $64.95 per month for Ultimate 30 and $104.95 per month for Ultimate 50. What’s
more, Cogeco includes its full suite of security services and modem rental at no extra charge. The
Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 packages will be rolled-out gradually throughout our service territory.
ABOUT COGECO CABLE
Cogeco Cable (www.cogeco.ca) is the second largest cable operator in Ontario, Québec and
Portugal, in terms of the number of Basic Cable service customers served. 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 its
business customers with data networking, e-business applications, video conferencing, web
hosting, Ethernet, private line, VoIP, HSI, black fibre, data storage and 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: Marie Carrier
Director, Corporate Communications
Tel: 514 764-4761