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Customer Statistics COGECO CABLE INC. 2008 73
CUSTOMER STATISTICS
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS 2008 2007 2006(1) 2005 2004
HOMES PASSED
CANADA(2) 1,531,611 1,484,090 1,476,904 1,448,733 1,423,256
PORTUGAL 895,923 859,376 826,369 – –
TOTAL 2,427,534 2,343,466 2,303,273 1,448,733 1,423,256
HOMES CONNECTED(3)
CANADA 933,838 917,524 894,385 876,490 873,546
PORTUGAL 308,553 304,939 274,798 – –
TOTAL 1,242,391 1,222,463 1,169,183 876,490 873,546
REVENUE-GENERATING UNITS
CANADA(4) 1,991,908 1,788,508 1,555,936 1,347,733 1,271,899
PORTUGAL 724,966 697,157 629,041 – –
TOTAL 2,716,874 2,485,665 2,184,977 1,347,733 1,271,899
BASIC CABLE SERVICE CUSTOMERS
CANADA 857,094 849,157 833,177 821,433 823,855
PENETRATION AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOMES PASSED 56.0% 57.2% 56.4% 56.7% 57.9%
PORTUGAL 296,135 294,003 269,694 – –
PENETRATION AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOMES PASSED 33.1% 34.2% 32.6% – –
TOTAL 1,153,229 1,143,160 1,102,871 821,433 823,855
HSI SERVICE CUSTOMERS
CANADA 473,467 415,836 343,080 277,648 239,608
PENETRATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASIC CABLE(5) 57.7% 52.2% 44.3% 37.7% 33.4%
PORTUGAL 159,301 160,023 136,278 – –
PENETRATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASIC CABLE(5) 53.8% 54.4% 50.5% – –
TOTAL 632,768 575,859 479,358 277,648 239,608
DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE CUSTOMERS
CANADA(3) 441,746 379,879 327,364 247,204 208,436
PENETRATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASIC CABLE(5) 52.4% 45.8% 40.0% 30.7% 25.8%
PORTUGAL 24,452 –– ––
PENETRATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASIC CABLE(5) 8.3% –– ––
TOTAL 466,198 379,879 327,364 247,204 208,436
TELEPHONY SERVICE
CANADA 219,601 143,636 52,315 1,448 –
PENETRATION AS PERCENTAGE OF BASIC CABLE(5) 30.5% 21.7% 10.4% 0.2% –
PORTUGAL 245,078 243,131 223,069 – –
PENETRATION AS PERCENTAGE OF BASIC CABLE(5) 82.8% 82.7% 82.7% – –
TOTAL 464,679 386,767 275,384 1,448 –
(1) INCLUDES THE RESULTS OF CABOVISÃO SINCE THE DATE OF ACQUISITION OF CONTROL ON AUGUST 1, 2006
(2) AN AUDIT OF HOMES PASSED IN ONTARIO WAS COMPLETED DURING FISCAL 2007 AND, AS A RESULT, THE NUMBER OF HOMES PASSED WAS REDUCED BY 42,386.
(3) HSI AND TELEPHONY SERVICE CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO OTHER CABLE SERVICES AND BASIC CABLE SERVICE CUSTOMERS.
(4) THE NUMBER OF DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE CUSTOMERS FOR FISCAL 2005 WAS RESTATED TO REFLECT CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY COGECO CABLE’S BILLING
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE CORPORATION TO IDENTIFY DIGITAL TELEVISION CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS THAT WERE NOT CANCELLED WHEN
THEY BECAME INACTIVE. THIS CHANGE RESULTED IN A DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF 8,085 CUSTOMERS AS AT AUGUST 31, 2005.
(5) CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE SYSTEMS WHERE THE SERVICE IS OFFERED.