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The federal and Ontario governments are collaborating to bring high-speed internet access to underserved and unserved communities throughout the province, as yet another announcement was made this week. Both governments said $2.4 million in joint federal-provincial funding would be allocated to Cogeco Connexion. This funding aims to provide high-speed internet access to approximately 299 homes...

After we told you about an upcoming price increase for select Telus Exclusive Partner Program (EPP) customers, we are now hearing about Bell recently doing the same. Some iPhone in Canada readers have let us know Bell increased some EPP plan prices in March. Bell notified customers on their January 2023 PDF bill statements. Specifically,...

The Telus Exclusive Partner Program (EPP) offers savings on cellphone plans and devices, a perk offered by employers as part of the program to their employees. Some Telus customers on EPP plans have recently been notified on their March billing statements of an upcoming price increase in April, iPhone in Canada can confirm. The price...

Last week, we told you about how Bell launched a promo in Ontario, offering up an $80 ‘unlimited’ plan with 20GB of data. Now, it appears Rogers has matched Bell, offering up its own “limited time offer” in the form of an $80/20GB Infinite Essential plan on Friday morning. This plan has 5G/5G+ network access...

Telus announced on Friday its employees in the Telecommunications Workers Union, United Steelworkers Local 1944 (TWU) bargaining unit voted to accept a tentative agreement reached by both parties earlier this month on March 6. The new four-year deal begins April 16, 2023 to March 31, 2027 and will include over 6,500 Telus employees across Canada. “We...

Rogers prepaid brand Chatr has launched a 5GB data bonus on select plans. According to Chatr, the promo applies to plans of $35 per month or higher and is only good for six months. You can see the following 3G plans below after the data bonus—which includes the 2GB auto-pay bonus: $35/7.5GB $40/10GB $50/15GB $60/20GB...

Bell’s prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has jumped on St. Patrick’s Day to offer a ‘flash sale’ in the form of 1 month of free service. According to Lucky Mobile, new sign-ups can get 1 month of free service, after they have been with the wireless carrier for two months. The free month will be applied...

In 2022, only higher-tier wireless service baskets decreased in price while pricing for lower-tier levels either remained the same or increased year-over-year

Bell will likely be the largest individual beneficiary of Bill C-18's implementation, with an estimated payout of $23-51 million or 15.6% of the total funds

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, March 15, 2023. Check them out below… Bell Noticeable price changes: Samsung...

T-Mobile announced on Wednesday it will acquire Mint Mobile from Canadian Ryan Reynolds, who purchased the mobile virtual network operator (MNVO) back in November 2019, to bolster its prepaid offerings. The deal will see T-Mobile pay up to $1.35 billion to acquire Mint Mobile and also Ultra Mobile and Plum, two other wireless companies owned...

Telus prepaid brand Public Mobile is advertising a $40/15GB promo plan right now, while also noting it is offering free SIM cards with free shipping, until March 31, 2023. The $40/15GB promo plan first debuted last fall for existing customers, seemingly as a way to switch legacy customers over to the new plan which offered...