QBR.A Quebecor Inc

Videotron announces that it has recorded customer growth for all its products
for the seventh year in a row, largely as a result of its technological
leadership and innovation. The most noteworthy event of the year for Videotron
was unquestionably the launch of its mobile communication services in September
2010. The launch marked not only the inauguration of Videotron's mobile network
but also the introduction of illico mobile, a key ingredient of the Company's
multiplatform ecosystem. With illico TV, illico web and illico mobile, Videotron
customers can now watch the content they want when they want, where they want,
on the screen of their choosing, on unquestionably the best multi-screen
television service in Canada.


"2010 was a year of successes for Videotron," said Robert Depatie, President &
CEO of Videotron. "However, those successes have not made us lose sight of our
prime objective; on the contrary, they are part and parcel of our mission to
deliver the best possible customer experience on every front: innovation,
entertainment, customer service." 


Impressive numbers 

As of December 31, 2010, Videotron had 1,811,600 subscribers to its cable
television service (including 1,219,600 for illico TV), 1,254,400 subscribers to
its cable Internet access service and its new high-speed mobile Internet
service, 1,114,300 subscribers to its cable telephone service, and 136,100
connections to its mobile service.


Mobile service: supported by the most fibre-optic-connected network 

In little more than three months, Videotron logged 92,600 subscriber additions
to its new mobile network (55,800 new connections and 36,800 migrations),
including 70,700 in the quarter ended December 31, 2010. At year's end, the
number of subscribers to all of Videotron's mobile services totalled 136,100.


Videotron's mobile network, the most fibre-optic-connected network in Quebec,
enabled it to introduce new functionalities that have been well received by
customers, including three-screen pause-and-resume and remote programming of the
customer's personal video recorder. Videotron also rolled out its mobile network
to Trois-Rivieres, Sherbrooke and the Laurentians in the fourth quarter.


Digital TV: enhanced offering 

Videotron closed 2010 with 1,811,600 subscribers to its cable television
service. During the year, the number of subscribers to the illico Digital TV
service increased by 135,500 to a total of 1,219,600 households and businesses. 


illico TV: the largest selection of HD content

With more than 10,000 free and paid titles, including more than 2,000 items
available on all three illico screens, the launch of new on-demand channels and
17 new channels (including 11 in HD), illico TV continued increasing its
popularity, logging more than 68 million video on demand orders in 2010. As
Videotron is the number one carrier of content for children and families, and
also offers the widest selection of HD content, it is not surprising that 67% of
its cable television customers have opted for its digital service. 


Still more content on illico web 

During the fourth quarter, the illico web service provided Videotron customers
with access to still more free and paid movies, series and television program,
increasing its catalogue to a total of more than 4,000 titles. 


The fastest Internet access, period 

In the fourth quarter of 2010, the number of subscribers to Videotron's cable
and mobile high-speed Internet access services grew to 1,254,400, an increase of
83,800 from 1,170,600 at the end of 2009. Videotron demonstrated its leadership
in the segment during the year with the launch of Ultimate Speed Internet 15 in
May and, in September, Ultimate Speed Internet 120, which brought Quebec City
Internet access speeds among the fastest in the land. In addition to the new
services, Videotron enhanced all its Internet access services by increasing the
download limits on High-Speed Internet and Ultimate Speed Internet 30, and
increasing the download limits and speeds of Basic Internet and Ultimate Speed
Internet 50, now Ultimate Speed Internet 60. 


Cable telephone service: as popular as ever 

Videotron's cable telephone service maintained its popularity, closing the year
with 1,114,300 residential and Business subscribers, an increase of 16,200
during the fourth quarter of 2010 and 100,300 during the year. More than a
million subscribers to Videotron's mobile service and residential and Business
telephone services can now make unlimited free local and long-distance calls to
each other. 


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 31, 2010, Videotron was serving 1,811,600 cable
television customers, including 1,219,600 subscribers to its digital service.
Videotron is also the Quebec leader in high-speed Internet access, with
1,254,400 subscribers to its cable and mobile services as of December 31, 2010.
As of the same date, Videotron had 136,100 subscriber connections to its mobile
telephone service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,114,300 Quebec
households and organizations. For the sixth 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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