Canada NewsWire
MONTRÉAL, March 20, 2020
MONTRÉAL, March 20, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - At this time of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cogeco (TSX: CGO) is hard at work supporting its residential, commercial and institutional customers as well as its local communities to ensure their connectivity and their access to information and entertainment.
"Our teams at Cogeco across Quebec, Ontario and the U.S. East Coast are all working tirelessly to ensure our customers' connectivity and their access to information and entertainment," said Philippe Jetté, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco Inc. "More than ever, access to our Internet, TV, telephony and radio broadcast services, are of paramount importance for the communities that we serve, and I thank all our employees and partners for their commitment and resilience."
All of Cogeco's office employees transitioned to working from home over the past several days. For employees who must work on site in various Cogeco locations or on the road, all measures are in place to ensure their safety and those of our clients.
Cogeco's subsidiaries are adapting their services and have implemented personalized measures to offer customers more flexibility, while strongly encouraging them to make use of their online services. Cogeco Media also quickly transformed its radio programming in Quebec to provide all the information necessary to follow developments related to this crisis, doing so in each region of the province.
Here are some examples of proactive steps taken by our subsidiaries:
Cogeco Connexion:
YourTV:
Atlantic Broadband:
Cogeco Media:
Cogeco invites its customers and partners who wish to learn more to visit the Cogeco Connexion and Atlantic Broadband websites, as well as the websites of Cogeco Media's radio stations.
About Cogeco Inc.
Cogeco Inc. is a diversified holding corporation which operates in the communications and media sectors. Its Cogeco Communications Inc. subsidiary provides residential and business customers with Internet, video and telephony services through its two-way broadband fibre networks, operating in Québec and Ontario, Canada, under the Cogeco Connexion name, and in the United States under the Atlantic Broadband brand (in 11 states along the East Coast, from Maine to Florida). Its Cogeco Media subsidiary owns and operates 23 radio stations with complementary radio formats and extensive coverage serving a wide range of audiences mainly across the province of Québec, as well as Cogeco News, a news agency. Cogeco's subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CGO). The subordinate voting shares of Cogeco Communications Inc. are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: CCA).
SOURCE Cogeco Inc.
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