Videotron is rolling out a high-speed Internet access service that
will give residents of the Quebec City area the fastest speeds in
Canada. As of tomorrow, Ultimate Speed Internet 120™ will support
download speeds of 120 mbps and upload speeds of 20 mbps, a first
for Quebec City.
"Ultimate Speed Internet 120 pushes back the frontier for
intensive Internet users," said Robert Depatie, President & CEO
of Videotron. "Today, we are launching the high-speed Internet
service of the future. With the pace at which users' needs are
changing, we are not so far from the day when 120 mbps will be a
must-have convenience."
Astonishing capacity
As of tomorrow, Ultimate Speed Internet 120 will be available in
nearly 80% of the greater Quebec City area, or to nearly 310,000
households and businesses. The service will be accessible
throughout the Quebec City area by December 31, 2010 and will then
be gradually rolled out to other parts of Videotron's service
area.
Ultimate Speed Internet 120 will have a download limit of 170 GB
and an upload limit of 30 GB, well in excess of the current needs
of heavy bandwidth users. The new service complements Videotron's
existing line-up of Ultimate Speed offerings: Ultimate Speed
Internet 50 (125 GB combined upload / download cap) starting at
$81.95; Ultimate Speed Internet 30 (100 GB combined limit) starting
at $65.95; and Ultimate Speed Internet 15 (60 GB combined limit)
starting at $54.95. Ultimate Speed Internet 120 will be available
to households starting at $149.95.
Competitive edge for Videotron Business Solutions customers
Self-employed workers and small businesses will be pleased to
learn that they will be able to enjoy the benefits of Ultimate
Speed Internet 120, including a 225 GB download and 125 GB upload
limit, as of fall 2010. Available at a starting price of $219.95
per month, Ultimate Speed Internet 120 will deliver major
productivity gains and a significant competitive advantage to
businesses with virtual private networks (VPNs) or extensive
bandwidth needs. For business customers, Ultimate Speed Internet 50
(300 GB combined cap) is available starting at $139.95 and Ultimate
Speed Internet 30 (250 GB combined cap) at $111.95.
Upload speeds move with the times
It is increasingly common for families, self-employed workers
and small businesses to share a single Internet connection among a
number of people and among many simultaneous uses and applications:
uploads and downloads, video and photo sharing, computers and game
consoles. For them, the ability to upload videos, music and images
at speeds of up to 20 mbps will be a highly welcome advantage of
Ultimate Speed Internet 120.
Videotron's new service supports the trend towards content
production and distribution by users via social media such as
YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and Blogger. According to the NETendances
2010 survey conducted by CEFRIO, 2.9 million Quebecers use
Web-based social networks, 1.4 million on a daily basis.
"Connected families, who are big users of online videos and
multimedia content of all kinds, and self-employed workers and
small businesses, whose productivity depends on being plugged into
the modern digital universe, will all benefit from this product,
which provides phenomenal download speeds and unparalleled uploads
on a reliable, robust network," said Myrianne Collin, Vice
President, Research, Marketing & Product Development, of
Videotron.
Lightning speeds
Ultimate Speed Internet 120 breaks new ground by enabling
near-instant information exchange. Users can also download a 700 MB
feature film in under a minute and send a 50 MB file in 20
seconds!
State-of-the-art network
Quebec City was chosen for the introduction of Ultimate Speed
Internet 120 because of the quality of its network, which was
upgraded in 2006 at a cost of approximately $30 million to increase
bandwidth and support greater choice and a wider range of advanced,
cutting-edge services. Residents of the Quebec City area therefore
have the benefit of one of the most reliable, advanced and
high-capacity networks anywhere in the world.
"The launch of Ultimate Speed Internet 120 is in line with
Videotron's business development philosophy, which revolves around
creating solutions that exceed customers' expectations and
delivering the most advanced technology and the best possible
customer experience by keeping pace with changing consumer needs,"
said Robert Depatie.
Two Videotron Internet services will offer more
Videotron announces that as of October 13, upload speeds on its
residential and business Ultimate Speed Internet 50 services will
be doubled from 1 mbps to 2 mbps with no price increase. In
addition, in November, the monthly combined upload/download cap on
the residential High-Speed Internet service will be upped from 30
GB to 40 GB, also with no price increase.
Videotron encourages customers to respect intellectual property
rights and acquire data legally.
Videotron Ltd. (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, cable telephone and wireless telephone
services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its
interactive Digital TV service and its broadband network, which
supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable
television, and other services. As of June 30, 2010, Videotron was
serving 1,781,500 cable television customers, including 1,142,000
subscribers to its digital service. Videotron is also the Quebec
leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,201,700 subscribers to
its cable modem service as of June 30, 2010. As of the same date,
Videotron had activated 87,000 handsets on its wireless telephone
service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,065,300
Quebec households and organizations. For the fifth consecutive
year, Videotron was named Quebec's most respected
telecommunications company by Les Affaires magazine, based on a
Leger Marketing survey.
"Ultimate Speed Internet 120" is a registered trademark of
Videotron Ltd.
Contacts: Elodie Girardin-Lajoie Specialist, Media and Analysts
Corporate Communications 514-380-7772 Mobile: 514-516-7772
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