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19
Cogeco Cable Inc.
The programming services that Cogeco Cable distributes
on its cable systems are increasingly controlled by larg e
integrated communications entities. Also, the terms for
the distribution of Canadian programming services are
subject to a number of regulatory restrictions. This situa-
tion has caused in the past, and may continue to cause
in the future, upward pre s s u re on Cogeco Cable’s
network fees and lower operating margins as a re s u l t .
Buy rates and related returns from the VOD service will
be influenced by the availability and cost of premium
movie products yet to be licensed by a number of major
film producers and distributors. Cogeco Cable is relying
on Worldgate Interactive, Inc., for the interactive systems
and much of the related content to be used for the
deployment of its new interactive television services and
on Concurrent Computer Corporation for its VOD systems.
Communications technology is highly innovative and
evolves very rapidly. While Cogeco Cable’s plant is
developed and maintained with currently available
wireline technology and equipment so as to be fully
competitive with systems that use different technolo-
gies, technological innovations may cause changes to
occur in the competitive position of competing systems
already deployed, or yet to be deployed.
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