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Vidéotron Limited is an integrated communications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand and Internet access services, serving Quebec, Canada. It is a subsidiary of Quebecor.
Vidéotron ltée is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development and Internet access services. Vidéotron uses technologies such as its illico interactive television system and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services. Vidéotron serves 1,450,000 cable television customers in Québec; including over 308,000 illico subscribers. Vidéotron also provides high-speed cable Internet access, with 501,000 subscribers to its cable modem and dial-up services, the most in Québec.
In April 2005, Vidéotron agreed to deliver customer data to the Canadian Recording Industry Association, allowing the latter to go ahead with file-sharing lawsuits against the customers. This has worried privacy advocates. Serge Sasseville, of Vidéotron has been quoted saying of the disclosue, "We do it on a regular basis. It's not very complicated."
Critics of Vidéotron also allege that its internet service is poor and overpriced, with a download limit of 20GB (10 GB upload) per month with an additional charge of $7.95 per gigabyte extra.
External Links
- Videotron Website (http://www.videotron.ca)
- article:"Videotron ready to name music swappers" (http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050421.gtcourt0421/BNStory/Technology/id=RTGAM.20050421.gtcourt0421)