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Videotron declares “Canadians will see more competition”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ December 7, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

If you’re thinking about Videotron and wondering where they have been hiding all this time, wonder no more. Below is an article titled “Competition drives wireless benefits” from the Financial Post that was written by Manon Brouillette who is the Executive VP, Strategy and Market development for Videotron. This article is incredibly well written, well [...]

“Videotron is pressing ahead with its advanced wireless services network project”

By Rob Avison ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Quebecor, Videotron’s parent company, released their Q3 results and I found an update of how very quietly Videotron is making progress to launch their HSPA network. Some say they are the real long term threat when it comes to wireless competition, especially in the Quebec market.
Pierre Karl Peladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor. “Videotron again [...]

Vidéotron selects DragonWave to build out their HSPA network

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ November 2, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Ottawa-based DragonWave keeps bringing in the big deals. First they announced a deal with Globalive (WIND Mobile) to build 3G network, and now Vidéotron (owned by Quebecor) is using them to build out their HSPA network.
Vidéotron will be one of the carriers who will be expanding their network. They won 17 spectrum licenses in the [...]

Quebecor CEO: “We are looking for pole position, nothing less”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Quebecor Inc. (which owns Videotron) spent $554.5 million during the Canadian Wireless Spectrum Auction last year and plans to launch early 2010.
Currently only 56% of Quebecers have cell phones and Quebecor CEO, Pierre Karl Péladeau, said “We are looking for pole position, nothing less. In the past few years, observers have deplored the paucity of [...]

Vidéotron rolls out “Duophone” offer

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 2, 2009 ⋅ One comment

We are looking forward to what Videotron will come up with regarding their wireless network over the next few months. More competition and faster speeds are always welcome!
This is really nothing special but we like the direction they are going in. Vidéotron has released a new promo that gives a little back to customers who [...]

Introducing the Canadian wireless “Code of Conduct”

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ September 1, 2009 ⋅ 14 comments

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has officially created the “Code of Conduct for Wireless Service Providers“.
There are always a number of stories we hear every year about customers with high cell phone bills due to a carrier over charging, or a customer being misinformed or never originally being communicated when signing their original contract. [...]

Videotron announces Q2 2009 results, signs tower-sharing agreements with Rogers & Bell

By Rob Avison ⋅ August 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Videotron has announced their Q2 2009 results and have increased the number of wireless subscribers by 5,468 for a total customer base of 73,483. Recently Videotron has also signed roaming agreements with Rogers and T-Mobile USA, Inc., to help them build out their upcoming wireless network. They have also stated that they’ve reached tower-sharing agreements [...]

Videotron signs roaming and tower sharing agreements with Rogers

By Kate O'Brien ⋅ July 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Videotron has come out of the woodwork and struck up a couple key deals with Rogers that help grow their business and better serve their customers. The first is an exclusive roaming agreement that will guarantee nationwide cellular service coast to coast.
Back in December Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau committed to spend up to $1 [...]

Vidéotron releases exclusive “Just for Laughs” MOTOROKR U9

By John Connors ⋅ June 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Vidéotron is a sponsor of the upcoming Just For Laughs Festival and to celebrate they’ve released a special edition of the MOTOROKR U9. With this exclusive package you’ll get access to $150 worth of JFL content that includes Rachid Badouri ring tones and André Sauvé video clips. Plus they are throwing in a 1GB memory [...]

Vidéotron releases Nokia 2680

By Rob Avison ⋅ May 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Vidéotron has stepped up their line-up with the entry level Nokia 2680 slider. This weighs in at 97.2 grams. Overall dimensions are 99mm x 47.1mm x 14.8mm and comes with a less than stellar VGA camera with 4x zoom. Although this comes with video capabilities, Bluetooth and an FM stereo, the price is ok at [...]

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