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Number of Customers 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Homes Passed 1,448,733 1,423,256 1,397,486 1,375,494 1,358,880
Homes Connected
(1)
876,490 873,546 830,077 843,598 881,731
Revenue-Generating Units 1,355,818 1,271,899 1,188,369 1,124,358 1,082,953
Basic Service Customers 821,433 823,855 820,657 836,368 878,766
Percent Penetration 56.7% 57.9% 58.7% 60.8% 64.7%
Discretionary Service Customers 644,358 641,239 639,820 644,031 702,604
Penetration as Percentage of Basic
(2)
78.8% 78.2% 78.2% 79.1% 81.3%
Pay-TV Service Customers 116,224 112,813 113,614 116,484 108,626
Penetration as Percentage of Basic 14.1% 13.7% 13.8% 13.9% 12.4%
High-Speed Internet Service Customers
(3)
277,648 239,608 198,609 161,999 99,048
Penetration as Percentage of Basic
(2)
37.7% 33.4% 27.6% 22.5% 14.7%
Digital Terminals 303,884 240,071 183,087 144,950 105,292
Penetration as Percentage of Basic
(2)
37.7% 29.8% 22.8% 18.4% 13.3%
Digital Customers 255,289 208,436 162,533 129,798 97,216
Digital Telephony Service 1,448 ————
(1)
Internet service customers who do not subscribe to other cable services and basic service customers.
(2)
Calculated on the basis of the systems where the service is offered.
(3)
The number of Internet customers has been restated to reflect the number of customers based on the billing dates, which are spread throughout the month,
instead of the number of customers at the end of the fiscal year. This change produces a downward adjustment.
Homes Basic Basic
Passed Service Service
Distribution
% of by province
Customers Penetration
(1)
as a %
Breakdown by Province
Ontario 986,401 581,631 59.0 70.8
Québec 462,332 239,802 51.9 29.2
Total 1,448,733 821,433 56.7 100.0
(1)
As percentage of homes passed.
Cogeco Cable Inc. 2005
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Customer Statistics