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Quebecor’s Videotron is facing two class-action lawsuits alleging the company overcharged its residential customers. While Videotron has formally denied some of the allegations, the lawsuits could result in significant damages awarded to a large number of customers if proven in court. The first lawsuit, authorized as a class action on August 9, alleges that Videotron...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has introduced a limited-time promotion offering customers a 'free' iPhone 15 when they purchase an iPhone 15 series phone and participate in the TradeUp program. The offer is available exclusively at participating Freedom Mobile retail locations and is subject to change or cancellation without notice. A one-time connection fee of up to...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile will launch iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro pre-orders on Friday, September 15, 2023. This date is the same as Apple’s and the time will be at 5:01am PDT/8:01am EDT on Friday, which is one minute after Apple starts its own pre-orders (which usually never begin on time anyways). Freedom Mobile lets...

Quebecor’s Videotron has added NBCUniversal's reality TV streaming platform, Hayu, to its Helix offering, giving its customers in Québec direct access to the service. This collaboration lets Videotron users enjoy more than 300 reality series, including popular shows like "Love Island," "Vanderpump Rules," and exclusive content such as "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen."...

Rogers is challenging the rates set by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), casting doubt on the federal agency’s efforts to increase competition among wireless providers. This move follows the government's earlier approval of Rogers' $26-billion acquisition of Shaw. “Expectations that Rogers would play nice as a result of this merger were unrealistic. The...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile launched a $34/10GB promo plan last week, offering data at 4G LTE speeds for bring your own phone customers. Now, Freedom Mobile appears to have ramped up this plan by doubling the data to 20GB at $34 per month (after Digital Discount), after a $5/month discount for 24 months. The plan includes...

Telus-owned Public Mobile has launched a promo 5G plan, taking the entry price down to $40 per month for a 5G plan in Canada. The $40 5G plan includes 30GB of data and is only for new activations. The plan matches what is being offered by Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile, down to the August 28th expiry...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has launched a new 10GB promo plan priced at $34 per month. This plan has data at 4G LTE speeds, or up to 100 Mbps and the $34 price is for bring-your-own device customers with Digital Discount (pre-authorized credit card payments). The 10GB of data can be used nationwide and also includes...

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile has revamped some of its nationwide 5G plans after debuting them in late July, discounting pricing and increasing data amounts. Freedom Mobile now shows the following pricing for its 5G plans after digital discount (pre-authorized credit card payments), for bring your own device pricing: $45/30GB $45/40GB Canada-US (was $50) $55/60GB Canada-US-Mexico (was...

Telecoms at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Ontario, continue to offer some special deals for attendees. Yesterday we heard of a special deal being offered by Bell for pure fibre internet, and now we’re seeing a special wireless offer from Freedom Mobile at the CNE as well. The flyers being handed out by...

Quebecor has called on federal Industry Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, to mediate its ongoing dispute with Rogers over wholesale wireless roaming rates. This follows Rogers' announcement that it will appeal a recent wireless rate-setting decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Earlier this year, Rogers and Quebecor entered final-offer arbitration due to disagreements over...

Montreal-based telecom and media giant, Quebecor, has announced it will no longer be paying rent at the provincial legislature. The monthly rent of $8,448 is for its political journalists' office in the National Assembly, the province’s legislative building. Annually, this amount accumulates to more than $100,000 before tax. Quebecor, which owns media entities such as...