Carriers

Quebecor has called on federal Industry Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, to mediate its ongoing dispute with Rogers over wholesale wireless roaming rates. This follows Rogers' announcement that it will appeal a recent wireless rate-setting decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Earlier this year, Rogers and Quebecor entered final-offer arbitration due to disagreements over...

As the back-to-school season approaches, Bell has announced some deals geared towards post-secondary students across Canada. Deals are available for internet packages, rate plans, smartphone deals, accessories, and more. Internet Packages Ontario: Gigabit Fibe 1.5 at just $60/month for 24 months in selected areas (there's also a CNE deal worth trying for). Québec: Gigabit Fibe...

Bell has a booth at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) right now offering up some exclusive internet and TV deals. According to RFD, a Bell rep at the CNE was offering the following: Pure Fibre 1.5 Gbps Internet: $40/month for 24 months (likely no requirement of a Bell wireless plan); normally at $90/month for 24...

Back in July, Rogers launched an unlimited 5G Canada-USA-Mexico plan for $105 per month. Essentially, the company added Mexico at no charge to its Canada-US plan, making the latter more enticing versus rivals Telus and Bell. Since then, Telus and Bell have not responded by adding Mexico to their own Canada-USA plan with 150GB of...

Rogers has urged federal regulators to allow them to roll out cellular service for its customers in the Toronto subway system, before any deals are struck with its rivals Telus and Bell. In a submission to Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada, Rogers expressed its opposition to a potential measure that would stop its...

Telus, alongside its subsidiary entities including the Telus Friendly Future Foundation, Telus Indigenous Communities Fund, and Telus Health, among others, has announced an initial commitment of $5 million to boost the B.C. wildfire relief initiatives. These funds will be channelled towards local charities and frontline organizations like the Canadian Red Cross, Salvation Army British Columbia...

Rogers is mourning the loss of Phil Lind on Sunday, a pivotal member of the Board of Directors and a long-standing company executive. Lind--aged 80--saw his association with Rogers span 54 years, during which he played a crucial role in shaping the company's trajectory. Edward Rogers, Chair of Rogers Communications, paid tribute by saying, "Phil...

In a collective effort to provide aid to those affected by the ongoing wildfires across various regions in Canada, Bell, Rogers, and Telus have announced a range of initiatives to offer support and connectivity to impacted communities. Bell's Connectivity Assistance On August 18, Bell unveiled its commitment to assist customers in the Northwest Territories (NWT)...

Telus-owned Koodo has tweaked its plans page, now offering a 5G promo plan with 60GB of data. The $65/30GB 5G plan which included $271.20 in bill credits for 24 months, now has double the data at 60GB. The bill credits take the plan down to $53.70 per month. Also gone is the $75/60GB 5G plan...

Joe Natale, the former CEO of Rogers, has filed a lawsuit against the telecom giant, seeking at least $24 million for wrongful dismissal and breach of contract. Natale's tenure as CEO came to an abrupt end in 2021 following a high-profile power struggle within the company's top ranks. Rogers, however, has fired back, alleging that...

Nokia and Eastlink announced a multi-year deal on Wednesday to significantly upgrade the latter's mobile network in Canada. With the support of Nokia's advanced AirScale portfolio, which incorporates 5G RAN, Eastlink aims to offer its users faster internet speeds, improved performance, and expanded network capacity. This collaboration includes both the establishment of new sites and...

Bell announced on Wednesday some wireless customers are seeing an outage in Toronto, Ontario. "Some customers in the Toronto area may be experiencing a Mobility service interruption. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible,” said Bell at 10:34am PDT/1:34pm EDT. Some customers appeared to be relieved that Bell had acknowledged the service...