TORONTO (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) March 29, 1999--Standard&Poor's today assigned its triple-B-minus corporate credit rating to Cogeco Cable Inc. and its triple-B rating to the company's proposed C$100 million senior secured notes. Standard&Poor's also assigned bank loan ratings of triple-B to Cogeco Cable Inc.'s existing C$700 million senior secured revolving credit facility and C$25 million operating facility, and a rating of triple-B-minus to the company's existing C$125 million second secured debentures. The outlook is stable. The senior secured notes to be issued by Cogeco Cable Inc. and the company's bank facilities are rated one notch above the corporate credit rating. This reflects the significant estimated value of the company's cable systems, as well as the flexibility
