Carriers

Quebecor still wants to buy Corus Entertainment, and it's not being quiet about it. The Quebec media giant (and parent of Freedom Mobile, Videotron and Fizz) filed a letter with the CRTC this week, asking the regulator to reject Corus's own restructuring plan and clear the way for a takeover instead. Quebecor president and CEO...

Bell's Virgin Plus has updated its website today, to note an end date for its current plan offerings. This suggests changes are coming next month across the entire lineup. Here are Virgin Plus' current 5G plans as of June 26, 2026, for bring your own device and after autopay discounts: $40/20GB $45/60GB $50/60GB Canada-US-Mexico The...

The CRTC is pushing back on Rogers after the carrier (and its flanker brand Fido) told customers it's adding a $5 monthly charge to their bills starting July 15, calling it a "Wireless Plan Rate Adjustment." In a letter dated June 23, Scott Hutton, the CRTC's Vice-President of Consumer, Analytics and Strategy, wrote to Howard...

Outgoing Telus CEO Darren Entwistle wants the federal government to scrap foreign ownership caps for Canada's biggest telecom companies entirely. Speaking with The Globe and Mail's Editorial Board, Entwistle made the case that lifting these limits would boost competition and could double as a useful chip in upcoming trade talks with the US. "Let's let...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched a "Canada Day exclusive" plan, that's available from now until July 1. The plan is a $35/80GB offering with 5G data speeds for use in Canada only. It has 40GB more than the existing $35/40GB plan, but the latter offers US and Mexico roaming plus 1,000 international minutes. This could...

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A group of former Bell employees has taken the company to court, and the case centres on a fight over what counted as acceptable office attendance. The Toronto Star reports that nearly 50 former employees are suing parent company BCE, alleging they were wrongfully terminated as part of a broader round of cost cuts. Bell has...

With prepaid carriers currently offering a $25/25GB plan, Freedom Mobile has now stepped up with an even better deal to undercut Big 3 brands. Freedom has a $20/25GB Canada-US plan for prepaid customers, available when you prepay for 6 months ($120). You get up to 150GB of data to use over the six months. If...

After Fido customers started spotting price hikes on their bills, Rogers customers are now getting the same kind of notice. Rogers is adding a $5 monthly increase for select wireless customers, set to kick in on or after July 15, 2026. The justification mirrors what Fido told its own customers, a vague nod to network...

Fido customers are seeing a $4 price hike show up on their bills, and a lot of them are not happy about it, especially since some only signed up a few months ago. The complaints started piling up on the r/FidoMobile subreddit this week, with one user laying out exactly what happened. "I got 4...

Canada's Men's National Team made history Thursday night with their first-ever FIFA World Cup win, and Canadians showed up for it in record numbers. The match against Qatar pulled an average audience of 5.3 million viewers across RDS, Crave, Noovo, TSN and CTV, according to Bell Media on Friday. That makes it the most-watched World...

Bell's prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has set an end date for its $25/25GB plan after autopay, signalling changes are coming next week. The prepaid carrier updated its website on Wednesday in changes spotted by iPhone in Canada, to note the $25/25GB plan now ends on June 26, 2026. As of writing, rivals Public Mobile (Telus)...