Vidéotron [SEP] industry
its previous subsidiaries, Videotron Telecom, was financed by the Carlyle Group.
Vidéotron also provides telecommunication services to business and governments since the integration of Vidéotron Télécom into Vidéotron Ltée. The services include dark fiber, SONET, ATM, and Ethernet links as well as video circuits used by various Quebec television networks.
Services Cable telephone service.
On July 29, 2004, Vidéotron announced plans to launch a telephone service using VoIP technology by the first half of 2005. Vidéotron launched its cable phone service in late 2004 to compete
Montreal station.
Types of television Cable television.
Quebec has the lowest cable television-satellite television penetration rates in Canada, with 85.7% of Quebecers having cable television, as of 2006.
Vidéotron and Cogeco are the largest cable companies in Quebec, although a large number of independent cable companies exist. These compete against satellite companies Bell TV and Shaw Direct, as well as Bell's IPTV service Bell Fibe TV.
The industry.
There are two primary television seasons of approximately 13 weeks each with the first