says its plans to offer
in Canada are on track and it has begun signing up customers who already subscribe to its other services.
Chief executive Frederic Perron told analysts on the company’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday that Cogeco’s wireless launch preparations are “progressing well” and demand has exceeded expectations since opening up pre-registrations for existing Canadian wireline customers.
The Montreal-based telecommunications company has teased plans to launch
across its broadband footprint in Ontario and Quebec in the coming quarters, but hasn’t provided an exact timeline.
Last year, it began offering
under its Breezeline Mobile brand to customers in 13 U.S. states where it already offered broadband internet services.
Perron says subscriber growth in the U.S. has started ramping up, helping it reduce churn on its wireline business.
Cogeco reported a profit attributable to shareholders of $18.2 million in its second quarter, down from earnings of $24 million during the same period a year earlier.