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Cogeco Announces Strategic Partnerships With a National Wireless Network Operator and Eastlink for the Launch of Mobility Services in Canada
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Cogeco Announces Strategic Partnerships With a National Wireless Network Operator and Eastlink for the Launch of Mobility Services in Canada\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n Strategic partnerships to facilitate the development of wireless services under a capital-light operating model\n \n\n A national wireless network operator to provide access to its Canadian wireless network, and Eastlink to supply wireless technology platforms\n \n\n Important milestone in Cogeco's plan to offer wireless services to more than 4.2 million Canadians residing within its cable footprint in\n \n Ontario\n \n and\n \n Quebec\n \n\n\n\n\n MONTRÉAL\n \n ,\n \n\n Aug. 19, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO) and Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA) (collectively \"Cogeco\" or the \"Corporation\") announced today strategic partnerships with a national wireless network operator and Eastlink to facilitate the development of Cogeco's wireless service in\n \n Canada\n \n and further enable the Corporation to provide additional options and services to its customers.\n \n\n \"Today's partnerships represent a huge milestone in our wireless journey,\" said Frédéric Perron, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cogeco. \"We are thrilled to have secured agreements with both a national wireless network operator and Eastlink and are looking forward to bringing even more competitive solutions to Canadians. These commercial agreements will enable us to offer a broader range of bundled offers to better serve our customers, and do so in a capital-efficient manner. Our relentless efforts to provide a fast and reliable wireless service for our customers have culminated in this lean and innovative partnership model.\"\n \n\n The Corporation has signed a five-year MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) agreement with a national wireless network operator giving Cogeco access to its wireless network. In addition, Cogeco has entered into a separate agreement with Eastlink, also for the nex...