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Videotron Selects ARRIS Telephony Modems for Large-Scale VoIP Deployment SUWANEE, Ga., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced that Videotron, Canada's third largest MSO, has selected ARRIS as one of its VoIP modem suppliers. Videotron has placed a substantial initial order for ARRIS DOCSIS(R) 2.0-certified Touchstone(TM) Telephony Modem TM402P indoor E-MTAs. These E-MTAs will be used to address the customer premises side of Videotron's large-scale VoIP telephony deployment based on PacketCable(TM) standards. The sale was facilitated by Capella Telecommunications Inc., a Canadian based distributor of leading communications equipment and ARRIS' Value Added Reseller (VAR) in the country. PacketCable(TM) VoIP allows cable operators to offer basic and extended telephony services efficiently and economically over the broadband cable access network. The superior software and battery back-up capability of ARRIS' E-MTAs will allow Videotron to offer their customers across the province of Quebec all the functionalities available through conventional phone service. Residential and commercial customers will be able to use their existing telephones and keep their current telephone numbers, but will benefit from lower costs and bundling offers. "This order represents ARRIS' largest E-MTA commitment to date in the Canadian market," stated Mark Adams, ARRIS VP of Sales. "We are honored to work with both Videotron and Capella to bring VoIP to consumers in Quebec, and we look forward to providing Videotron with the customer premises components they will need as their VoIP deployment progresses." About ARRIS ARRIS provides broadband local access networks with innovative optical transport, high-speed data and telephony systems for the delivery of voice, video and data to the home and business. ARRIS complete solutions enhance the reliability and value of converged services from the network to the subscriber. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, service and sales office locations throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/ . About Videotron Videotron ltee ( http://www.videotron.com/ ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development and Internet access services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its illico interactive television system and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services. Videotron serves 1,450,000 cable television customers in Quebec; including over 308,000 illico subscribers. DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Alex Swan of ARRIS Media Relations, +1-678-473-8327, or Web site: http://www.arrisi.com/ http://www.videotron.com/

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