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Air Canada and Bell have announced a multi-year partnership aimed at enhancing in-flight connectivity and customer experiences, with a focus on benefits for newcomers and visitors to Canada. Beginning on May 15, Aeroplan members worldwide will enjoy free messaging on Wi-Fi equipped aircraft across Air Canada's fleet, including Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Express...

Bell Media has entered into a long-term exclusive licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery, making Crave the Canadian home for the studio's programming. This deal will also bring Warner Bros. Discovery's iconic content to CTV, CTV.ca, the CTV app, and Bell Media's specialty channels. Under the agreement, Crave will showcase a wide range of content...

Bell has launched a new promotion offering bill credits on their ‘unlimited’ data plans from $85 per month. According to changes on Bell’s website on Friday morning, the company’s Essential, Ultimate 50 and Ultimate 100 unlimited dat plans now include a bonus of $10/month bill credit for 24 months, which works out to $240. These...

Bell Media has released its list of new shows and movies coming to Crave for May 2023. Highlights include all seasons of The Office, while HBO’s White House Plumbers debuts on May 1 as well. As for big movies about to stream, Minions: The Rise of the Gru (I fell asleep to this in the...

For customers looking for a Canada/USA ‘unlimited’ data plan, the 100GB plan from Bell and Telus has increased in price. According to a change on late Monday evening on the Bell website, iPhone in Canada can confirm the price has increased by $5 to $110 per month (previously $105). Known as the Ultimate 100 Canada/USA...

Summary: Bell brings 5G+ service to Manitoba, offering faster mobile technology. Expansion increases Bell's 5G+ coverage to 40% of Canadians with peak speeds of 3 Gbps. Compatible devices in 5G+ areas can access enhanced speeds, while others use 5G, LTE, and 4G. Bell announced on Tuesday the expansion of its 5G+ service in Manitoba, now...

For those with employers that offer Bell’s Exclusive Partner Program (EPP), the latest April 2023 offers were sent out this week, according to emails seen by iPhone in Canada. EPP offerings are perks for businesses to offer their employees, essentially special phone plans you can’t get anywhere else. For April 2023, Bell says you can...

Summary: TTC rejects Bell's proposal for a joint-build wireless network model in Toronto's subway system. The agency stands by the existing agreement with Rogers Communications, following an open tender process in 2009. TTC encourages all Canadian telcos to collaborate and provide wireless access for customers in transit systems and public facilities. The Toronto Transit Commission...

Bell has announced its plan to extend its pure fibre Internet service to consumers and businesses in Leamington, Ontario. As part of the company's capital investment in next-generation network infrastructure, the expansion will offer all-fibre broadband access to approximately 7,000 additional locations in Leamington by 2024. "We are proud to provide our pure fibre connection...

Summary: Bell CEO responds to Minister Champagne's letter urging telcos to work together for TTC wireless. Three collaboration options proposed to improve TTC wireless service. Bell and Telus offer $10M to TTC to buy BAI Canada contract. Bell CEO, Mirko Bibic, has responded to Canada's Minister of Innovation, François-Philippe Champagne's letter regarding the lack of mobile...

Canada's Minister of Innovation, François-Philippe Champagne, has sent a letter to the CEOs of Bell, Telus, Quebecor, and Rogers, urging them to address the lack of mobile service coverage in Toronto's subway system. This issue has raised public safety concerns, as many riders are unable to access mobile services while traveling on subway lines. "Canadians...

Summary: Bell was the fastest mobile provider in Q1 2023, with Rogers having the highest upload speed. Bell's pure fibre led the fixed broadband segment in both download and upload speeds. No clear winners were identified for consistency, device performance, or chipset performance. Ookla's Speedtest Global Index has released its Q1 2023 Market Analysis for...