Videotron customers to get eagerly awaited BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone

January 30, 2013 - Press Release

Montréal, January 30, 2013 – Videotron is pleased to announce that the eagerly awaited BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone will soon be available to its customers. The fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet is coming to Videotron in the spring. Powered by the completely re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, the BlackBerry Z10 offers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience.

“Videotron is very excited about adding the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone to its selection of mobile devices,” said Marie Ginette Lepage, Vice President, Product Development. “They are exceptional phones that will deliver an experience that meets and exceeds our customers' needs.”

“The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone delivers a powerful new platform for BlackBerry customers. Combined with network and service plans from Videotron, BlackBerry Z10 customers will be delighted with a re-invented communication experience, seamless multitasking, easy access to multiple social networks, and the peace of mind that BlackBerry security gives them,” said Carlo Chiarello, EVP, Global Smartphone Business at RIM.

Re-designed. Re-engineered. Re-invented.
The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone gives Videotron customers a faster and smarter experience that continuously adapts to their needs. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep customers moving and includes advancements such as:

  • BlackBerry® Hub – A new mobile computing paradigm where what matters to you is always only one swipe away.
  • BlackBerry® keyboard – Understands and adapts to you, so you can type faster and more accurately.
  • BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) – Allows you to share things in an instant.
  • BlackBerry® Balance™ – Protects what is important to you and the business you work for

For more information about Videotron's products and services, visit www.videotron.com/residential/mobile

Videotron (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 September 30, 2012, Videotron was serving 1,852,900 cable television customers, including 1,457,800 subscribers to its digital service. Videotron is also the Québec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,369,600 subscribers to its cable service as of September 30, 2012. As of the same date, Videotron had 378,300 subscriber connections to its mobile telephone service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,249,700 Québec households and organizations. For the seventh consecutive year, Videotron was named Québec's most respected telecommunications company by Les Affaires magazine, based on a Léger Marketing survey. 


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