bell

Bell has launched Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile for Canadian businesses, bringing an integrated solution for calls and collaboration. Essentially, this service combines mobile numbers with Microsoft Teams, allowing users to handle business calls on mobile devices while leveraging the platform’s collaboration tools. "Our support of Teams Phone Mobile is a significant milestone in our ongoing...

Bell and Virgin Plus have launched their Black Friday deals for 2024. Telus and Koodo have launched their Black Friday sale as well (more on that later), joining Rogers and Fido. Here’s what we are seeing on the Bell website right now: $44/50GB 5G after Autopay and includes Crave Save up to $880 on Samsung...

Reports on the Bell subreddit indicate another round of layoff notices rolling out, sparking concern among employees. One user described seeing letters posted in primary office locations, notifying staff about which “Management Employees” and Business Units would be impacted. "Here we go again," the user wrote, adding that similar postings marked the beginning of layoffs...

Bell initially aimed for a much larger target than internet provider Ziply Fiber in its U.S. expansion, which cost a whopping $5 billion CAD. According to sources speaking to the Canadian Press, Bell was in the running to acquire Frontier Communications, the largest fibre provider in the U.S., but lost to Verizon after a bidding...

After a recent push from the CRTC saying it was "taking action", Canada’s ‘Big 3’ telcos—Rogers, Telus, and Bell—are planning new ways to cut international roaming costs, aiming to give Canadian travellers more flexible options by 2025. Bell announced it will offer “tailored” options next year to lower roaming charges based on how much data...

The federal government has decided to keep the CRTC’s recent move to allow smaller Internet providers access to the high-speed fibre networks of our 'Big 3' telcos, Bell, Rogers, and Telus. The original CRTC decision aimed to make Internet services more competitive and affordable across the country. Bell Canada recently asked the feds to reverse...

BCE, the parent company of Bell, announced a huge third-quarter loss of $1.2 billion, heavily impacted by $2.11 billion in writedowns, mostly related to Bell Media’s TV and radio divisions. This result marks a major shift from the over $700 million profit recorded in the same quarter a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS)...

Bell’s parent company BCE saw its stock drop nearly 10% on Monday, after announcing its $5 billion purchase of U.S. internet provider Ziply Fiber. The acquisition is causing waves among investors and analysts alike, with Scotia Capital analysts calling it a “perplexing transaction.” Maher Yaghi, Scotia Capital analyst, was skeptical of the purchase by Bell,...

Back in August, we told you about Rogers increasing the rental price of its Ignite TV boxes. Further backlash over that Rogers story expanded when CBC News covered the price increases last month. Now, in a follow up, CBC News says it has receive "hundreds of emails”, from customers of Rogers, Telus and Bell, fed...

Bell is set to buy U.S. fiber internet provider Ziply Fiber for around $5 billion CAD (U.S. $3.65 billion) to expand its network in the United States. The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2025, will add 1.3 million fiber connections in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, pushing Bell's North American reach to...

Bell has increased the price of select 5G plans on November 1, 2024. According to changes on its website today, entry 5G plans have increased in price by $5 per month. This comes ahead of Black Friday, where most carriers bring on cellphone deals. Bell’s wireless pricing as of today, can be seen below. It’s...

Rogers announced in its recent third-quarter earnings a big move, that it would be selling part of its network for $7 billion. This part of the network, known as the “backhaul,” is what connects its cell towers to its main network and keeps everything running. The plan is to use the money to pay off...