With Telus-owned Public Mobile recently offering a $34/50GB 5G Canada-US plan, many jumped on this promo as the latter was the first of the ‘Big 3’ to match Freedom Mobile’s identical offer. The short-lived $34/50GB Canada-US plan also saw Fido customers jump ship to Public Mobile, and now some of them are being contacted by...
Fido and Virgin Plus have debuted a $34/50GB plan in an attempt to half-match Public Mobile and Freedom Mobile. On Friday evening, Fido (Rogers) added a $34/50GB 4G plan after Automatic Payments Discount for bring your own phone customers. Virgin Plus (Bell) similarly added a $34/50GB 4G plan, with unlimited nationwide calling and SD video...
Earlier this week, a report from the Competition Bureau said some cell plans were costlier after the Rogers-Shaw merger. This story also mentioned a plan by the federal NDP to summon the executives of the ‘Big 3’ telcos in Canada to speak on phone pricing and affordability. Now, on Wednesday, in a unanimous vote, Members...
Rogers' North American plan, which includes U.S. and Mexico roaming, now has added select destinations in the Caribbean for talk, text and data. Of course, this free add-on for Caribbean roaming is only available on the Roger 5G Infinite Premium plan, which costs $105 per month with 150GB of data. Rogers says eligible Caribbean destinations...
After the Rogers-Shaw merger, some cellphone plans in Western Canada are not as cheap as before, claims Jeanne Pratt, the Competition Bureau's Senior Deputy Commissioner of Mergers and Monopolistic Practices. Pratt highlighted an increase in cellphone plan costs in Western Canada following the Rogers-Shaw merger, speaking to MPs on Monday. She described Shaw as "a particularly...
On Thursday, the fourth day of the CRTC’s public hearing on internet competition, Rogers argued for the phasing out of the current wholesale network access model, which allows smaller players to resell access. "The decisions you make in this proceeding will impact both the scale and pace of these capital expenditures and could jeopardize the...
Rogers has reshuffled its leadership team following the departure of Zoran Stakic, the president of residential operations. Stakic was previously an executive with Shaw, but joined Rogers as part of the merger of both companies. He has left the company for personal reasons. According to Rogers spokesperson Sarah Schmidt to the Globe and Mail, Stakic...
Rogers announced on Monday Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming now have access to the BritBox app. BritBox is a streaming service that offers British entertainment and now the app can be accessed within Ignite TV. According to Rogers, it is the first telecom provider in Canada to partner with BritBox for supporting the latter’s app....
Earlier this month, Rogers revealed it had stopped selling Fido-branded home internet back in October for new customers (then raising prices for good measure). Existing Fido internet customers still have service and have been able to negotiate for deals by threatening to leave. The decision to axe Fido Internet comes after Rogers and other big...
The news of the day was Bell’s 4,800 job cuts and the selling off of 45 radio stations from the media side of the business, a decision slammed by politicians such as B.C.'s Premier. We know telecoms like to copy each other and now we’re seeing another example of that, as according to a memo...
Rogers has announced changes to its World Elite Mastercard, offering increased cash back rewards and additional benefits for Rogers, Fido, and Shaw customers, starting on April 9, 2024, according to an email obtained by iPhone in Canada. Cash back rewards will increase from 1.5% to 2% on all eligible purchases for customers subscribed to at...
Rogers-owned Fido launched home internet plans way back in November 2015, offering the plans in Ontario at the time. Fast forward nearly eight years later, Fido no longer offers home Internet to new customers. The Rogers Q4 earnings press release pointed out the following today in a footnote: "Effective October 1, 2023, and on a...
