Montréal, March 9, 2010 – Following the earthquake that devastated Chile on February 27, 2010, Videotron is offering its residential telephone service subscribers free long-distance calling to the country. To support customers who are personally affected by this disaster, calls to Chile made between March 8 and 31 will not be billed, said Robert Dépatie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Videotron. The move will make it a little easier for Videotron customers to stay in touch with loved ones in Chile.
Our hearts go out to the people of Chile and to Quebecers with ties to Chile, said Robert Dépatie. We hope to be able to support the massive rebuilding effort.
TV Chile free preview
TV Chile will also offer free preview for all subscribers to Videotron's illico Digital TV service from March 10 to 15. TV Chile is available on channel 267 on the illico line-up.
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, Internet access services, cable telephony and wireless telephone service. 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. As of December 31, 2009, Videotron was serving 1,777,000 cable television customers in Québec, including 1,084,100 subscribers to illico Digital TV. Videotron is the Québec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,170,600 subscribers to its cable modem service as of December 31, 2009. As of the same date, Videotron had activated 82,800 handsets on its wireless telephone service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,014,000 Québec households and organizations. For the fifth consecutive year, Videotron was named Québec's most respected telecommunications company by Les Affaires magazine, based on a Léger Marketing survey.
