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When the Rogers-Shaw merger officially closed last month, so did the Quebecor deal to acquire Freedom Mobile, a side deal to allow the former to appease regulators. Quebecor acquiring Shaw’s Freedom Mobile meant the latter would now be run by the former’s Videotron, allowing it to become the fourth wireless player in Canada. Videotron will...

Update April 24, 2023: So it appears the $55/20GB price is the same as before, but what has changed are the credits received. It's currently at $5/month for Digital Discount and $5/month for bring your own device, to get to $45/month. Prior to this, it was only a $10/month bring your own phone credit. Our...

Summary: Quebecor's Videotron acquired Freedom Mobile from Shaw under the Rogers-Shaw deal. Quebecor CEO Péladeau plans to offer a better product and price to get market share from Rogers, Telus and Bell. Freedom Mobile will invest $150 million to upgrade the network, including 5G within two years. As part of the Rogers-Shaw deal, Quebecor’s Videotron...

With Freedom now under its umbrella, Quebecor's CEO believes the company could disrupt Canadian wireless and become a strong fourth wireless competitor

After completing the acquisition of Freedom Mobile from Shaw yesterday, new parent company Quebecor sent an internal memo to employees regarding home internet activations. According to documents seen by iPhone in Canada, Quebecor explains new Freedom Home Internet (FHI) activations will be paused until further notice, due to the ongoing transition of business ownership. Freedom Mobile...

After the Rogers-Shaw merger officially closed on Monday, so did the Quebecor deal to acquire Freedom Mobile from Shaw. After the Quebecor deal to acquire Freedom Mobile was complete, a memo was sent out to employees with frequently asked questions (FAQs), offering insight into what to expect next, and how to explain this new merger...

Quebecor and Shaw announced on Monday morning the completion of the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor, "creating the fourth strong, competitive wireless service provider that Canadian consumers and governmental and regulatory authorities have been waiting for." Rogers has also completed its acquisition of Shaw this morning as well (more...

Rogers' recently-approved $26 billion acquisition of Shaw will be a "massacre" for jobs, per Globalive CEO and Freedom Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera

Shaw’s Freedom Mobile has debuted new unlimited data plans on its website, ranging from 30GB to 50GB for bring your own device customers. Yesterday, Freedom Mobile had $45/25GB, $55/35GB and $65/45GB unlimited LTE data plans. But today, these plans have become $45/30GB, $55/40GB and $65/50GB unlimited data plans for the same price, due to “5GB...

This is the parties' second extension in as many months as they still await approval from Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne

According to sources, Rogers and Quebecor's Vidéotron are in talks to settle a number of commercial issues to meet conditions set by Ottawa

Freedom Mobile and other wireless carriers such as Rogers, Telus and Bell have all kicked off Boxing Day deals for 2022, as part of ‘Boxing Week’.  Check out the Freedom Mobile Boxing Day deals for 2022 seen on their website below, offering savings on plans, smartphones and more: $45/40GB Big Gig Unlimited Plan $30/10GB for...