October 22, 2008 07:00 ET

Media Advisory/REMINDER: Quebecor Media and Videotron Announce a Major Investment for the Deployment of its Latest Generation Wireless Network

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 22, 2008) -

TO:        Assignment editors, desk editors, business and technology 
           reporters


WHO:       QUEBECOR MEDIA AND VIDEOTRON
           Pierre Karl Peladeau, President and CEO, Quebecor inc.
           Robert Depatie, President and CEO, Videotron


WHAT:      Press conference and Webcast


WHEN:      Wednesday, October 22, 2008


WHERE:     Cafe Quebecor at the Monument-National
           1170, St-Laurent Blvd., Montreal


TIME:      10:30 AM

Pierre Karl Peladeau and Robert Depatie, CEOs of Quebecor and Videotron respectively invite the media to a press conference to announce details of plans to invest several hundred million dollars in Quebec in the roll-out of a new highly advanced wireless network.

The press conference will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Monument-National in Montreal.

Media are invited to visit Videotron's dedicated Web page for the project moments prior to the press conference for images, video and the podcast of the press conference, as well as for all the documents in the information kit distributed at the press conference: www.videotron.com/wirelessnetwork.

WEBCAST:

For journalists who wish to follow the press conference on the Internet. Simultaneous translation from French to English will be available during the Webcast: http://www.videotron.com/wirelessnetwork.

LIVE FEED:

To access a live video feed of the press conference, please contact the video operations centre in advance at 1-866-380-1885, (514) 380-1885, or by email at video@videotron.com.

AUDIO TRANSMISSION:

To access a live audio feed of the press conference, please dial one of the following telephone numbers depending on your location:

Canada and USA: 1 (877) 293-8052
International: (403) 269-3852


Participant Pass Code: 81277#