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COGECO CABLE INC. 2008 1
PROFILE
COGECO CABLE INC. (“COGECO CABLE” OR THE “CORPORATION”) IS A MAJOR CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMPANY WITH SHARES LISTED ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (“TSX”) UNDER THE SYMBOL CCA.
COGECO CABLE BUILDS ON ITS CABLE DISTRIBUTION BASE OFFERING ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL TELEVISION,
HIGH SPEED INTERNET AND TELEPHONY SERVICES.
COGECO CABLE PROVIDES 2,716,874 REVENUE-GENERATING UNITS TO THE 2,427,534 HOMES PASSED BY ITS
CABLE NETWORK IN THE TERRITORIES IT SERVES. IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST CABLE SYSTEM OPERATOR IN
ONTARIO, QUÉBEC AND PORTUGAL IN TERMS OF BASIC CABLE SERVICE CUSTOMERS SERVED.
COGECO CABLE FOCUSES ITS ATTENTION ON THE SATISFACTION OF CUSTOMERS’ VARIED ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION NEEDS BY INVESTING IN STATE-OF-THE-ART BROADBAND NETWORK FACILITIES,
DELIVERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES OVER THESE FACILITIES WITH GREAT SPEED AND RELIABILITY AT
ATTRACTIVE PRICES, AND STRIVING TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR CUSTOMER CARE AND GROWING PROFITABILITY.
ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 3INVESTOR INFORMATION 71
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 4CUSTOMER STATISTICS 73
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 39 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE MANAGEME NT 75
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 70 OPERATIONS AND CORPORATE INFORMATION 77