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Bell is officially expanding into the United States after regulators approved its takeover of Ziply Fiber, a regional internet provider based in the Pacific Northwest. The decision came from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, which announced it would allow Bell’s U.S. arm, BCE Holding Corporation, to acquire Ziply’s parent company, Northwest Fiber...

Bell is targeting its Lucky Mobile prepaid users with a new set of “exclusive” monthly plans that include up to 120GB of data and select discounted phones at $0 down and 0% APR. The deals are available to those who switch to Bell and either bring their own phone or finance a new one with...

Some Bell Mobility customers near North Bay and Corbeil in northeastern Ontario are experiencing service outages this week, after copper theft damaged network infrastructure in the area. Bell said on Tuesday its teams were on site and working to restore service, with most repairs expected to be completed by the end of the week. In...

Following Telus’ recent 3G shutdown announcement, Bell has confirmed it will begin phasing out its own 3G/HSPA network in Manitoba by December 31, 2025. The move is part of Bell’s plan to improve its 4G and 5G networks nationwide it says. Bell and Telus share infrastructure across much of Canada, so both providers are following...

Bell says copper thefts are on the rise across Eastern Canada, with over 500 cases reported so far in 2025—a 23% jump from last year. Since 2022, there have been more than 2,270 incidents, mostly targeting telecom lines it said on Thursday. So what’s the big deal? Bell says thefts are disrupting phone and internet...

After Rogers launched a Canada Day promo plan with 158GB of data (to match Canada’s upcoming 158th birthday), Bell has now come out with the same plan. Bell’s matching offer is their Ultimate 100 plan, which is $65 per month with 100GB of data. But a 58GB bonus takes it to 158GB total data at...

Bell is asking the CRTC to stop regulating the price and structure of basic TV packages, arguing that the current rules are outdated and unfair. Speaking at a CRTC hearing this week, Bell’s Assistant General Counsel, Lenore Gibson, said it doesn’t make sense that the Commission still controls how much TV providers can charge for...

Bell is pushing the federal government to step in after the CRTC refused to change its internet-sharing rules. On Friday, the CRTC upheld a decision from last year that lets big telecom companies, like Bell, Rogers, and Telus, sell internet plans using each other's fibre networks. The goal is to increase competition and give Canadians...

The Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA)—the industry group representing the likes of Bell and Rogers—wants Canadians to believe that letting these telecom giants resell internet access on competitor networks will hurt investment, stall network upgrades, and slow down rural expansion. In a recent op-ed published in The Hill Times on June 11, association president Robert Ghiz (former...

Bell has launched new travel passes for customers traveling to the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe, in the form of new 7-day and 14-day passes, according to changes made on its website on late Tuesday and spotted by iPhone in Canada. The new passes include: Mexico and Caribbean Pass: $70 for 7 days of usage (works...

Telus is calling out Bell for what it describes as a blatant abuse of regulatory process, urging the CRTC to throw out Bell's latest application without further review. In a letter to the CRTC on May 2, Telus criticized Bell for trying to force it to carry five new TV channels — like USA Network...

A year after Bell said it would sell Northwestel to a coalition of Indigenous groups for $1 billion, the deal still hasn’t gone through, according to The Globe and Mail. The buyer, Sixty North Unity, includes Indigenous organizations from Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The sale was billed as a major step toward Indigenous...