Carriers

Telus wants full control of its subsidiary Telus Digital and has made an official offer to buy up all the shares it doesn’t already own. Right now, Telus owns about 57% of Telus Digital, which builds software and digital tools for Telus’ businesses like telecom, healthcare, and agriculture. On June 12, Telus announced it has...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has just set an end date for its latest 5G Canada-US-Mexico promo plans. The 5G plans with bonus international minutes are set to end on Monday, June 16, 2025. It’s likely these plans will see international minutes come to an end and likely a price change or revamp. As for Public Mobile’s...

Rogers is pushing back against a proposal that could force internet providers to include standardized labels showing detailed performance metrics. Speaking to the CRTC during its June 12 hearing on improving how Canadians shop for internet, Rogers argued that consumers are already getting the information they need. This echoes what Telus and Bell have stated...

Rogers has officially taken full control of NBA TV Canada after buying out Bell’s stake in the joint venture. The deal, approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Thursday, is part of a larger transaction involving other assets, including Rogers’ increased stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), which owns the...

Freedom Mobile is offering a new phone and data bundle that includes the iPhone 16 and global roaming features for $75/month, after TradeUp and MyTab. The $75/month comes with 100GB of 5G+ data that works across Canada, plus roaming in the U.S., and Mexico. It also includes 25GB of data roaming in over 100 countries....

Rogers has finished a $10 million internet upgrade that brings faster and more reliable service to about 3,000 homes and businesses across Pender, Mayne and Galiano Islands in southern British Columbia, just north of Victoria. The company installed a nearly 8km fibre-optic cable under the ocean to connect the Southern Gulf Islands to the mainland....

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 11, 2025. New mobile phones available this week Nubia...

Did you leave Telus-owned Koodo recently? If so, you might have luck with a special ‘winback’ plan to lure you back to the company. A customer who called the Koodo winback line at 1-833-896-0450 was offered a strong promotional deal after switching away from the carrier, as detailed on RFD. The offer includes 40GB of...

Bell says most Canadians already have the information they need to choose the right internet plan—and new government rules could make things worse, not better. Speaking at a CRTC hearing today, June 11, Bell’s legal and network executives said consumers aren’t struggling to compare internet services, so the Commission shouldn’t roll out strict new requirements...

The CRTC has launched a public hearing to explore ways to make it easier for Canadians to compare home Internet plans, with hearings that started on Tuesday, June 10 and are continuing into Wednesday in Gatineau, Quebec. The goal is to help consumers make informed choices by standardizing how internet information is presented—such as using...

Videotron has rolled out its fastest Giga Internet service to more areas across Quebec, giving over 350,000 new households access to download speeds of up to 940 Mbps. The expansion includes regions like Québec City, Outaouais, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Hautes-Laurentides, and MRC de Rivière-du-Loup. The company says the service is built for people using lots of connected...

The team behind the hit SmartLess podcast has launched a low-cost cellphone service in the U.S. — but Canadians won’t get access to it anytime soon, despite the fact that the project is led and backed by several Canadian industry veterans. On Tuesday, actors Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Toronto-born Will Arnett officially rolled out...