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An elderly couple in Etobicoke, Ontario were reportedly left without any phone service for several days during Bell's transition from a copper network to a fibre optic one. Mykola Latyshko, a 95-year-old retired public school teacher, and his wife don’t own cellphones and rely entirely on their five landline phones spread across their Etobicoke home....

Bell has filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) seeking urgent orders in its escalating dispute with Rogers over access to the latter's wireless network on Toronto's subway system. The Montreal-based company is requesting the regulator to prohibit Rogers from adding its own customers onto the network until access is provided...

The federal government and Ontario have pledged their commitment to improve high-speed Internet connectivity in rural communities across Ontario, in an announcement made on Thursday. The two governments have announced a combined federal and provincial funding of over $71 million awarded to Bell Canada and Cogeco. This huge investment aims to provide high-speed Internet access...

In response to apparently challenging regulatory and public policy conditions, Bell has announced it will be reducing its workforce by approximately 3% – a cut of 1,300 positions. The company is also set to close or sell nine radio stations, as part of its plan to "significantly adapt" its news delivery system, reports The Canadian...

Bell has tweaked its smartphone plans page, removing the tab that showed discounts for plans bundled with home services (or it’s been hidden and we’re blind). The changes today also debut a new “SmartPay Offer”, which is geared towards those financing new smartphones on a two-year term. The Promo 55 plan at $70/month with 55GB...

Rogers, Telus and Bell have launched new Canada-US roaming plans, but only in Quebec and for the Ottawa region in Ontario. The new plans are seemingly a response to Freedom Mobile and its $50/40GB Canada-US plan, but mainly to compete with similar Canada-US plans from Quebecor's Videotron in Quebec. As for the ‘Big 3’, their...

Earlier we told you about Rogers Preferred Program promo plans for corporate customers and now we have some Bell Exclusive Partner Program (EPP) plans to share with you, also for June 2023. According to an email sent to Bell EPP customers today, the wireless carrier says the following 5G promotions are available right now for...

Bell has tweaked its unlimited 5G plans for both bundle and mobile-only customers. For those with Bell services, the Promo 50 plan at $65/50GB has been eliminated, leaving just the Essential 75 plan at $55/75GB and Ultimate 150 Canada/US plan at $75/150GB as the only plans available to those with bundled services. For standalone unlimited...

Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of Bell Canada, raised concerns yesterday that the uptick in regulation within Canada’s telecommunications sector could result in companies downsizing their investments and reducing services to underprivileged communities. Bibic criticized both the federal government and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for leaning "towards more micromanagement of Canada’s telecom...

Canada’s big telecoms continue to adjust data buckets on their premium 5G plans. Rogers on Monday increased its $65 per month mobile-only plan to 50GB of data, and yesterday, Bell matched as well. The Rogers plan is $65 after Automatic Payments and originally offers 25GB of data, but it was doubled to 50GB. Data speeds...

After Telus ramped up its unlimited Canada/US plan by increasing the data bucket to 150GB, Bell and Rogers have responded. Yesterday, Bell updated its unlimited plans page to match the 150GB data offer and on Saturday, Rogers did the same. Bell axed its Essential 50 plan at $55/50GB. New is the Essential 75 plan at...

Bell recently sent an email to its exclusive partner program (EPP) customers, detailing the latest offers on wireless plans and devices. The company’s Ultimate Plan is available for $60/month with 100GB of data for 24 months. After that period, it jumps back to $65/month. The plan offers 5G data speeds, HD video and unlimited talk...