Montréal, February 26, 2010 – As of March 1, 2010, Videotron customers who subscribe to the Ultimate Speed Internet 30TM and Ultimate Speed Internet 50TM services will enjoy higher download limits as Videotron raises the maximum from 70 gb to 100 gb for Ultimate Speed Internet 30 and from 100 gb to 125 gb for Ultimate Speed Internet 50. Videotron is also upping the speed of its Basic Internet service from 600 kbps to 1 mbps. The changes respond to the needs of Internet users, who are asking for greater capacity and faster speeds. At the same time, to streamline its Internet service offerings, Videotron is phasing out the Extreme High Speed service and eliminating the Extreme Plus High Speed service.
Leading the way
The increase in download capacities for our Ultimate Speed Internet 30 and 50 services show that we have been listening to our customers, said Myrianne Collin, Vice President, Marketing, Consumer Sector, of Videotron. We are maintaining our leadership in the Québec market by offering customers state-of-the-art technology. With the capacity upgrades for the two Internet access services, Videotron presents an unmatched selection of technological offerings, a wide spectrum of services designed to meet the growing needs of connected families in which several users share a single Internet connection. Our service offerings are now more complete and even more advantageous for customers.
Starting March 1, Basic Internet subscribers will get 1 mbps service and a 2 gb combined file transfer limit (uploads/downloads) for the same low price of $27.95 per month. The monthly rates for Ultimate Speed Internet 30 and 50 will be $65.95 and $81.95 respectively.
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 Journal Les Affaires, based on a Léger Marketing survey.
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