COGECO ULTIMATE 30 HIGH SPEED INTERNET: NEW, FAST AND AFFORDABLE
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cogeco Ultimate 30 High Speed Internet:
New, Fast and Affordable
Montréal, March 23, 2010 – Cogeco Cable (TSX: CCA) today announced the launch of a new
High Speed Internet (HSI) package, Ultimate 30, in the Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton areas
of Ontario.
Powered by DOCSIS 3.0 technology, Cogeco Cable’s residential customers will have access to
speeds of up to 30 Mbps for downloads and up to 1.5 Mbps for uploads with a monthly download
cap of 125 GB. Compared to competitors in its footprint, Cogeco’s Ultimate 30 offers the fastest
download speed at the most affordable price available today.
“With this addition, our Internet services offer customers more flexibility and choices. Thanks to
technological advancements, we can offer faster Internet access, so our customers can get more
out of Internet applications. 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 Ultimate 30 and Ultimate 50 HSI packages 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: 514 764-4700