Cogeco’s Express 5, Express 10, Turbo 14, Turbo 20 and Ultimate 60 High Speed Internet package subscribers in Quebec receive upload and download speed and monthly transfer capacity ramp ups at no extra cost
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cogeco’s Express 5, Express 10, Turbo 14, Turbo 20 and Ultimate 60 High
Speed Internet package subscribers in Quebec receive upload and
download speed and monthly transfer capacity ramp ups at no extra cost
Montreal, February 4, 2013 – Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA) (“COGECO”) today
announced the ramp up of upload and download speeds and monthly transfer capacity for
most of its High Speed Internet (HSI) residential customers in Quebec. Subscribers to
Express 5, Express 10, Turbo 14, Turbo 20 and Ultimate 60 high speed internet packages
will be able to benefit from the upgrade. The upgrades to the respective packages have
been rolled out seamlessly since February 1, at no additional cost or conditions.
The Express 5 package upgrade includes an additional 2 Mbps in download speed; an
additional 900 Kbps in upload speed; and an additional monthly transfer capacity of 5 GB.
For the same regular price, subscribers now benefit from speeds of up to 5 Mbps for
downloads and up to 1.5 Mbps for uploads with monthly data transfer capacity of 25 GB.
The Express 10 package upgrade includes an additional 3 Mbps in download speed and an
additional 700 Kbps in upload speed. For the same regular price, subscribers now benefit
from speeds of up to 10 Mbps for downloads and up to 1.5 Mbps for uploads with monthly
data transfer capacity of 60 GB.
The Turbo 14 package upgrade includes an additional 1 Mbps in upload speed. For the
same regular price, subscribers now benefit from speeds of up to 14 Mbps for downloads
and up to 2 Mbps for uploads with monthly data transfer capacity of 80 GB.
The Turbo 20 package upgrade includes an additional 0.5 Mbps in upload speed. For the
same regular price, subscribers now benefit from speeds of up to 20 Mbps for downloads
and up to 2 Mbps for uploads with monthly data transfer capacity of 100 GB.
The Ultimate 60 High Speed Internet package upgrade includes an additional monthly
transfer capacity of 50 GB. For the same regular price, subscribers now benefit from speeds
of up to 60 Mbps for downloads and up to 2 Mbps for uploads with monthly data transfer
capacity of 300 GB.
« Internet needs are rapidly evolving. We have taken into consideration the feedback
received from our current residential customer base, and made the necessary changes in
order to meet the needs of the vast majority of our customers and provide them with more
competitive internet offerings. We are dedicated to making their internet experience the best
it can be, and this is why we improved their Internet service, » said Ron Perrotta, Vice-
President, Marketing and Strategic Planning at Cogeco Cable.
More information on COGECO’s residential HSI package in Quebec is available at
www.cogeco.ca, under the Quebec residential section.
ABOUT COGECO CABLE
Cogeco Cable (www.cogeco.ca) is a telecommunications corporation and is the11th 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. 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. Through its subsidiaries Cogeco Data Services and PEER 1 Hosting, Cogeco
Cable 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 25 data centres, extensive fibre networks in Montreal
and Toronto as well as points-of-presence in North America and Europe. Cogeco Cable’s
subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA). For more
information about Cogeco Cable and its subsidiaries visit cogeco.ca, cogecodata.com,
peer1.com and peer1hosting.co.uk.
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Information: Marina Brzeski
Director, Corporate Communications
Tel: (514) 764-4613