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The 2030 deadline for Rogers, Telus and Bell to share their networks with Quebecor is creeping up, and it’s creating a massive cloud of uncertainty over the Canadian telecom sector. According to a new report from BNN Bloomberg, Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi thinks the current rules are propping up competition at the expense of our...

Bell is expanding its AI Fabric network through a new partnership with BUZZ HPC a subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies. The two companies are opening a specialized data centre in Merritt, British Columbia. The Merritt facility is built to handle the intense heat and power demands of AI. It uses high-density, liquid-cooled infrastructure and advanced...

Bell said today that "copper thefts continue to frequently occur across Canada," hitting everything from major Ontario towns to rural Atlantic communities. The problem is hitting home in places like Milton, where "thieves stole copper worth over $5K" in a single incident last week. In Burlington, the Halton Regional Police finally made an arrest on...

Long customer wait times are now making headlines (again) as frustration with our ‘Big 3’ telecoms have boiled over. A recent investigation by CBC News has highlighted a growing wave of complaints against Rogers, Telus, and Bell, confirming what many customers have been ranting about on Reddit lately about long wait times when it comes...

Rogers, Telus and Bell appear to be offering up a special $35/100GB plan, that’s only available at Best Buy Canada. If this pricing and data amount sounds familiar, that’s because all three carriers launched a similar plan at Best Buy during Boxing Day in December. Best Buy’s website says a $35/100GB plan is available “that...

Bell has announced plans to build a 300 megawatt AI data centre in Sherwood, Saskatchewan. The project carries a huge $1.7 billion price tag for the physical buildings, while tenants Cerebras and CoreWeave will provide the specialized computing hardware. Construction on the first phase is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2026, with...

The Canadian telecom landscape underwent a huge shift in 2025 as the country’s two biggest players took opposite paths regarding their employee numbers. According to recent annual reports filed by both companies and reported by The Globe and Mail, Rogers saw its total headcount rise while Bell continued a streak of job losses. Rogers finished...

Bell has launched a one-day retail promotion timed specifically to coincide with today’s NHL Trade Deadline. The company told us about this Bell Trade-In Deadline promo, which is only available today, March 6. The deal offers customers a minimum trade-in value of $500 for any functional phone when visiting a Bell store. To qualify for...

We’re into a new month and wireless prices continue to change from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom Mobile. Let’s take a look at the changes compared to February, and from the get go we’re seeing some price drops, while Freedom has revamped its plans to offer talk, text and data roaming for all plans. Rogers...

Bell has officially rolled out its 5G+ Advanced network, marking its fastest wireless speeds to date for customers in Ontario. The new service utilizes a 5G standalone core and updated spectrum to reach theoretical peak download speeds of 4.3 Gbps. The upgrade is currently live across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and is now...

Bell has been awarded a massive contract to overhaul the call centres for some of the federal government’s busiest departments. The multi-department deal will see Bell modernize the systems used by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The project will move these high-traffic...

Bell and Telus have ended a heated regulatory battle over fibre internet access, marking a sudden truce in a year defined by network-sharing disputes. The two telecom giants agreed on February 23 to withdraw mutual complaints filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Each company had previously accused the other of intentionally sabotaging...