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Following the recent sale of Freedom Mobile, Teamsters Canada, a prominent labour union, has noted an increased interest in unionization among retail and call centre employees at the telecom. When Rogers and Shaw completed their massive merger this April, Freedom Mobile was transferred to Quebecor’s Videotron. According to Christopher Monette, the public affairs director at...

Quebecor’s Videotron has launched a new Canada-US promo plan that undercuts big telcos Rogers, Telus and Bell if you bundle internet with your cellphone plan. In a change made late Tuesday on its website, Videotron’s $55/40GB Canada-US roaming plan received 10GB of extra data, becoming a $55/40GB plan. The ‘All-Inclusive Canada-US’ plan with 40GB now...

Earlier today we told you about Fido’s new $50/40GB promo plan after a $10/month credit. Now, we’ve learned this promo plan is even better in Quebec, as it matches the Freedom Mobile $50/40GB plan with Canada/US roaming. Why just Quebec? Well, Quebec has a fourth regional wireless competitor in the form of Videotron (the owner...

Well, I guess this is Videotron’s 'FAFO' message to Canada’s ‘Big 3’ wireless carriers. The company’s subsidiary Freedom Mobile has launched a new $50 Canada-US plan that includes talk, text and data, at a far cheaper price than incumbents. With marketing that also touts it as “two countries, one sweet deal”, Freedom Mobile includes 40GB...

Rogers and Quebecor have asked the CRTC to step in and mediate after being unable to negotiate terms for an MVNO agreement

Cleo, a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec specializing in charging solutions for electric vehicle (EV) fleets, has entered into an agreement with local telecom Videotron. With a fleet of nearly 200 electric vehicles operating in Montreal, Videotron is looking to enhance its fleet performance with Cleo's smart platform. Custom charging plans generated by Cleo are tailored to...

Pierre Karl Péladeau, CEO of Quebec-based telecom Quebecor, has claimed that Bell and Telus are stalling negotiations that would allow his company to access their wireless networks, reports The Globe and Mail. This follows a recent rule by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) requiring large telecom companies to sell network access to regional...

Videotron’s Freedom Mobile has ramped up its plans, offering a $39 promo plan with 20GB of data that includes 3GB of nationwide data and unlimited talk and text. Meanwhile, other Freedom Mobile plans now also include a 10GB bonus data as well. As it stands, here’s what’s available for bring your own phone customers: $39/20GB...

Quebecor’s subsidiary Videotron is now running Freedom Mobile and with it are ongoing plan perks and changes. Earlier today we told you how nationwide roaming data has expanded to cheaper plans, while also getting a data bonus on select plans as well. Now, Freedom Mobile is offering up a 100GB data bonus when customers purchase...

Shaw’s Freedom Mobile…err, I mean Videotron’s new wireless carrier, has expanded nationwide data to cheaper monthly plans. Any plan that’s priced at $30 per month or higher, ‘Freedom Nationwide’ is now available. This means you’ll be connected to another network, in this case from roaming partner Rogers. Ahead of the Rogers-Shaw merger, Quebecor and Rogers...

Freedom Mobile has updated its website with a new section called ‘Customer Promise’ that details how “service is getting better”,” and also how “we’re just getting started." The website comes after many Freedom Mobile customers started noticing their free 10% data bonus from new owner Videotron has started rolling out. The promises from Freedom Mobile...

When the Rogers-Shaw merger officially closed last month, so did the Quebecor deal to acquire Freedom Mobile, a side deal to allow the former to appease regulators. Quebecor acquiring Shaw’s Freedom Mobile meant the latter would now be run by the former’s Videotron, allowing it to become the fourth wireless player in Canada. Videotron will...