Carriers

Chatham-based TekSavvy is actively seeking a new owner, amidst a recent surge of acquisitions that has seen several independent internet service providers (ISPs) get swallowed up by bigger telcos. According to The Globe and Mail, TekSavvy has sought the assistance of bankers and initiated a formal process to solicit bids, according to unnamed sources. This...

According to the latest data from the Canadian Telecommunications Association (formerly known as the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association), an industry group that represents telecoms, Canadian wireless data usage continues to increase. In the third quarter of 2022, Canadian wireless customers reached 6.07 GB of data used per month, an increase of 19.2% year-over-year. We’ve lately...

Bell Media has shared its list of what’s new on Crave for July 2023, with highlights including all seasons of Parks and Recreation, a curated collection for Canada Day, a documentary from HBO on Oscar De La Hoya, and romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise featuring Julia Roberts and George Clooney. Check out the full listings...

If you’re a Freedom Mobile customer, you may want to try to snag the following loyalty plan that is better than the company’s existing $50/40GB Canada-US plan. Some existing Freedom Mobile customers on Reddit and RFD have been offered the following loyalty plan when asking for it by phone or chat, as far back as...

Here are the latest Canadian cellphone plan and device deals, plus other promos from wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell, from our partner PlanHub. As always, the promos and plans may change at the last minute, but here they are as of Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Bell Noticeable price changes: Save $400 on an iphone...

Telus-owned Public Mobile continues to tweak its plan offerings, with the latest promo coming in at $35/20GB, but only available in Quebec. The $35/20GB plan has 4G speeds (up to 100 Mbps), along with unlimited Quebec minutes and messaging—not nationwide. The plan says it includes $1.75/month in Public Points. Other 4G plans in Quebec right...

Telus and Australia's leading electric vehicle (EV) charging company, Jolt, have announced a new strategic partnership. The duo plans to install up to 5,000 public DC fast chargers across Canada. This initiative is in response to the expected surge of EVs on Canadian roads in the years to come. With federal government projections pointing towards...

Last fall, Telus started charging a 1.5% credit card processing fee, to be applied when customers would pay bills with their Visa or Mastercard. Telus told customers to consider “using alternative payment options” to avoid the fee, giving examples of one-time payments at your bank, recurring bank payments through pre-authorized debit, or Visa Debit, Visa...

Telus announced on Monday a nearly $30 million investment in Montreal this year to deploy and upgrade its 5G networks and connect the city's businesses to thousands of kilometres of optic fibre. As Montreal gears up for the summer season and the influx of an estimated 9.5 million tourists in 2023, Telus is committed to...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has rejected Bell's request for an extension to the tariff filing and cost study deadlines related to the wholesale high-speed access service (HSA) framework review. On March 8, 2023, the CRTC initiated a review of the wholesale HSA framework through Telecom Notice of Consultation 2023-56. The Notice directed...

Telus-owned Public Mobile is back at it again, this time offering a $50 plan with 40GB of 4G speed data, but also applicable to Canada and the USA. Yes, that’s right, this plan seemingly matches the $50/40GB Canada-US roaming plan being offered by Videotron’s Freedom Mobile. Public Mobile is only offering this matching $50/40GB Canada-US...

An elderly couple in Etobicoke, Ontario were reportedly left without any phone service for several days during Bell's transition from a copper network to a fibre optic one. Mykola Latyshko, a 95-year-old retired public school teacher, and his wife don’t own cellphones and rely entirely on their five landline phones spread across their Etobicoke home....