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Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched a new promo plans as we approach the Family Day long weekend and leading up to the Lunar New Year next week (starts February 17). The plan looks to be Valentine's Day themed given the current logo on the company's website. So what’s the deal? What we’re seeing are data...

SaskTel has officially set a deadline for its aging 3G network, announcing that the service will be fully shut down on October 1, 2027. After this date, any device that relies on 3G will stop working on both SaskTel and Lüm Mobile. The change also affects older 4G phones that do not support Voice over...

Toronto’s long-awaited Eglinton Crosstown LRT officially opened to the public on Sunday, February 8, marking a major milestone for both city transit and wireless connectivity. While riders are celebrating the new 19-kilometre route, Bell has confirmed it is the lead operator providing 5G and 5G+ service throughout the entire line. The new network covers all...

Rogers is planning to raise the cost of certain internet packages by $10 per month, according to latest billing statements received by some customers. It’s not just Bell that’s increasing its internet pricing for customers. Numerous readers of iPhone in Canada shared their most recent bill, which shows a significant jump for their high-speed service....

Bell is set to raise monthly rates for many internet customers once again, with a $6 per month increase scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2026. The price hike has sparked frustration among subscribers who have noticed the "Important message" buried on their latest billing statements. For many, this marks the second or third...

The federal government has wrapped up its latest sale of wireless spectrum, clearing out nearly all of its leftover airwaves to help boost 5G coverage across Canada. The auction focused on residual licences, which are frequencies that either didn't sell in previous auctions or were given back to the government. Out of 207 available licences,...

Rogers has added Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service to its Xfinity TV platform, letting customers play games directly on their television without needing a console or downloads. The Luna app is now available to all Rogers Xfinity customers, after rolling out to some devices late last year. The service allows users to stream games over...

Bell Media has laid off 20 workers represented by Unifor, including journalists and support staff at newsrooms across Canada. The union says 11 of the affected workers are journalists. That includes five recently unionized members at CTV National News in Toronto, along with journalists based in North Bay, Ontario, Halifax, Edmonton and Calgary. Other layoffs...

Bell released its fourth-quarter results for 2025, showing strong growth in net profit and a significant surge in Crave subscriptions despite a slight dip in overall revenue. For the quarter ending December 31, 2025, Bell reported net earnings of $632 million, a 25.1% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Net earnings attributable to...

Canada’s 'Big 3' internet providers (Rogers, Telus and Bell of course) are starting to compete more directly for the same customers, and a new Opensignal report suggests the Wi-Fi equipment inside your home is becoming a big part of that battle. Fiber and cable networks now make up about 83 percent of broadband connections in...

Telus has completed a new underwater fibre optic cable in the St. Lawrence River, adding a backup connection for communities on Quebec’s North Shore. The nearly 125-kilometre submarine cable runs between Sept-Îles and Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. It was installed and buried on the riverbed in November and December 2025 and is designed to provide redundancy for areas...

Telus says its Sovereign AI Factory in Rimouski, Quebec is now being opened up to startups and small businesses, giving them access to high-performance AI computing that would normally be out of reach. In an email sent this week, Telus said smaller companies can use the system to train, customize, and deploy advanced AI models...