In 2010, more than ever before, Videotron's pursuit of its
corporate mission yielded highly beneficial results for customers
and was responsive to consumer needs. Examples include the
implementation of several major projects, such as the launch of
Videotron's new HSPA+ advanced mobile communications service, the
launch of illico web, and the introduction of the Ultimate Speed
Internet 120™ Internet access service.
"Not only is it our mission to deliver the best possible
customer experience available today, but we strive to anticipate
consumer needs in order to set ourselves apart from the
competition," said Robert Depatie, President & CEO of
Videotron. "I believe the results we are announcing today show we
are succeeding."
Mobile communications: Videotron keeps its promise
As of December 3, 2010, nearly three months after the launch of
Videotron's new mobile service, 41,800 new customers had signed up,
bringing the total number of activated handsets on Videotron's 3G+
network to 72,200, including 50,300 added in the first two months
of the quarter. Residents of the Greater Montreal, Quebec City,
Mauricie, Sherbrooke, Bois-Francs, Monteregie and Laurentians
regions now have access to advanced mobile services from
Videotron.
Since the mobile service launch, Videotron has also expanded the
selection of devices available to customers with the addition of
three new handsets, the LG dLite, LG Wink and BlackBerry Curve.
illico Digital TV: still growing
As of December 3, 2010, Videotron had more than 1,808,900 basic
cable customers, an increase of 6,900 since September 30, 2010. The
popularity of Videotron's digital television service continued to
grow during the period: after ending the third quarter with
1,182,300 digital subscribers, Videotron added nearly 22,500 to
bring the total to 1,204,800 by December 3, 2010.
Internet: still the fastest
After completing the roll-out of the Ultimate Speed Internet 30™
and Ultimate Speed Internet 50™ services across its service area in
2009, Videotron made more headway in 2010 with the launch of
Ultimate Speed Internet 15™ and Ultimate Speed Internet 120™, which
brought customers in the Quebec City metropolitan area the fastest
Internet access speeds in Quebec.
As of December 3, 2010, Videotron had 1,246,500 subscribers to
its Internet access services, an increase of 12,700 since the end
of the previous quarter.
Cable telephone service: the success story continues
Five years after entering the landline market with a
still-remembered splash, Videotron's cable telephone service had
1,109,100 residential and business customers as of December 3,
2010, 11,000 more than at the end of the third quarter of 2010.
Local and long-distance calls between residential and business
customers with mobile or cable telephone services from Videotron
are still free and unlimited.
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 mobile 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 December 3, 2010, Videotron
was serving 1,808,900 cable television customers, including
1,204,800 subscribers to its digital service. Videotron is also the
Quebec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,246,500
subscribers to its cable modem service as of December 3, 2010. As
of the same date, Videotron had activated 122,900 handsets on its
mobile telephone service and was providing cable telephone service
to 1,109,100 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.
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Contacts: Elodie Girardin-Lajoie Specialist, Media and Analysts
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