Carriers

Bell Media and YouTube have launched a massive project to digitize up to 400,000 physical tapes, bringing over 60 years of Canadian news, music, and cultural history to the internet. The initiative will use Google’s Gemini AI models to organize and search the footage, which dates back to the early 1960s. The archive includes a...

Bell is throwing in three months of free TSN app access for new and existing customers on its current 5G wireless plans. The promotion applies to all monthly tiers, which currently run at $60, $65, $80 and $95. Rather than a straight free trial, Bell is applying a $29.99 monthly credit for the first three...

A group of former Bell Canada employees is pushing back hard against claims that they faked their office attendance, and some are preparing to take the company to court over it. Bell fired the workers for what it's calling "swipe and go" behaviour: badging into the office and then leaving without putting in a full...

We’ve analyzed the latest wireless plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Freedom Mobile for May 2026, including their flanker brands Fido, Koodo, and Virgin Plus. To finish our review, let’s look at pricing for the prepaid brands—Chatr, Lucky Mobile, and Public Mobile—along with Quebecor’s Fizz, where the best rates always require autopay. Public Mobile $35/35GB...

Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile is set to make changes on its entry 5G plan, which is currently priced at $35 with 35GB of data. On Friday, Public Mobile added a label to say the $35 offer “ends May 11”. So that means we can expect changes, likely in the form of reduced data. Here...

Telus dropped its first quarter results for 2026 on Friday, and the headline number is 262,000 new mobile and fixed connections added in what the company called an intensely competitive market. Telus was the last of the Big 3 to share their first quarter earnings. On the wireless side, Telus brought in 428,000 gross mobile...

Every month, we go under the hood of the Canadian wireless market to track the shifting strategies of flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus, and Koodo, alongside their parent companies Rogers, Bell, and Telus. Let’s dive into the current 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) landscape after autopay discounts, shall we? Fido $40/20GB (was $35) $45/60GB (was...

Bell reported its first quarter results for 2026 on Thursday, posting revenue growth alongside a modest dip in net earnings as the company pushes deeper into 5G and artificial intelligence. Total revenue rose 4% to just over $6.1 billion, while net earnings slipped 2.3% to $667 million, weighed down by higher taxes and infrastructure costs....

The CRTC is calling out Bell over a new $40 fee the company has been charging customers who buy a phone through a wireless plan. After removing the $80 connection fee for Bell and Virgin Plus this week, a new $40 device fee was added for customers who buy a phone from the companies. In...

The following story was created in partnership with Bell Canada. The Power User Verdict: In 2026, Bell is the only Canadian provider to hold the Ookla Hat Trick, winning various national awards for both Internet and wireless performance. Based on Ookla® Speedtest Awards™, Bell won Best 5G Gaming Network, Best Mobile Gaming Network award and...

Bell's parent company BCE has fired a group of employees caught faking their office attendance records in what the company is calling a "swipe and go" scheme. The details are pretty brazen. Workers would badge into the office and walk straight back out, logging their presence without actually showing up for work. One employee reportedly...

Rogers and the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) have flipped the switch on 5G at 40 new cell tower sites across eastern Ontario, bringing reliable service to 14 communities that have long dealt with spotty or nonexistent coverage. The new towers are part of the $300 million EORN Cell Gap Project, a joint effort between...