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Barclays Slashes Ratings for Canadian Telcos Amid Sector Turmoil
Barclays has downgraded Rogers to "Equal Weight" and Bell to "Underweight," citing ongoing challenges in Canada’s telecom sector, including price wars and slowing growth. “The Canadian telecom operating environment may continue to see headwinds for a while and stretched balance sheets leave little room for error,” Barclays wrote. The report highlighted aggressive pricing by Rogers...
Rogers and Toronto International Film Festival Sign Major Deal
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has signed a new three-year agreement with Rogers, making the company the official Presenting Partner of the Festival and the TIFF People’s Choice Award until 2027. This partnership builds on the success of TIFF 2024, which saw a record 700,000 attendees and hundreds of filmmakers and stars--with Rogers as...
Bell was Canada’s Fastest Mobile Provider in 2H 2024, Says Report
Ookla has released its H2 2025 Connectivity Report for Canada, highlighting Bell Mobility as the fastest mobile provider in Canada.
Fido, Koodo, and Virgin Plus Cut Prices, Offer Matching Plans
Earlier this month, Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus increased prices to start 2025, removing Boxing Day discounts. Fast forward just over a week later, all three sub-brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell have lowered prices and unified plans to match each other. What are the odds? Check out the changes below: Fido $40/50GB (was...
Rogers-Shaw Merger Slammed as ‘Consumer Disaster’ by Watchdog Group
Today’s Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television services (CCTS) annual report for 2023-2024 has shown that Canadians continue to deal with major issues with telcom providers. Consumer advocacy group OpenMedia pointed out that with Rogers seeing a 68% increase in complaints year-over-year, shows that the merger with Shaw has harmed Canadians, calling it a “consumer disaster”....
Rogers, Telus, and Bell Top Billing Complaints; Public Mobile Surges 768%
This all sounds like deja vu, once again. Rogers, Bell, and Telus continue to top the list of telecoms generating the most consumer complaints, according to a new report from the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS). The CCTS annual report, which tracks complaints between August 2023 and July 2024, highlights ongoing frustrations with...
Rogers Price Hikes Coming on April Fool’s Day, But It’s No Joke
In what is likely the worst possible date to set a price increase, some Rogers customers are set to see their home internet and phone services increase on April Fool’s Day. But this ain’t no joke, folks. According to some January billing statements shared by iPhone in Canada readers, near the bottom half of the...
Hockey Night in Canada is Back in Cree and Now Inuktitut
Rogers announced earlier this week that APTN and Sportsnet are teaming up again to bring NHL games to Indigenous language audiences. This season, Hockey Night in Canada will continue to air in Cree, with play-by-play commentary by Clarence Iron, supported by analysts Earl Wood, John Chabot, and Jason Chamakese. For the first time, APTN will...
Cellphone Plan Deals: Rogers, Telus, Bell & More from Jan. 8
After a holiday break hiatus, we're back with cellphone plan changes and updates in Canada. 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...
Rogers, Telus and Bell Increase Prices to Kick Off the New Year
We knew wireless Boxing Day deals were coming to an end and now Rogers, Telus and Bell have increased prices to start the New Year. Check out the revamped plans as of today, January 7, 2025. These prices are for bring your own device (BYOD) and after autopay (preauthorized credit card payments). Rogers ($55/200, $60/200GB,...
Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus Increase Prices to Start 2025
The flanker brands of Canada’s ‘Big 3’ telecoms, Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus, have increased prices to kick off 2025. These price increases come after Boxing Day deals have come to an end. Let’s take a look at the wireless price changes below, with prices after automatic payments (pre-authorized credit card payments): Fido ($34/60GB and...
Rogers, Telus and Bell Set End Date on Boxing Day Promo Plans
Rogers, Telus and Bell have now set end dates on their Boxing Day plans, with promos set to end by next week. Websites of the ‘Big 3’ have been updated in the past couple of days to indicate January 6, 2025, as the last day to get promo plans that debuted during Boxing Week. Here...