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Are Canada’s wireless prices cheaper than in the US?
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association bought ads claiming Canadian paid less for wireless plans than US consumers. The Canadian Press compared prices on both sides of the border to see...
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Telecoms to appeal part of wireless code
Canada's major telecom companies have been given the go-ahead by the Federal Court of Appeal to challenge part of the CRTC's new wireless code of conduct
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Struggling Mobilicity still needs a buyer
A lawyer for struggling Mobilicity says discussions are still going on with Industry Canada about selling the small wireless company.
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Denied! Telus blocked again from buying struggling wireless rival
The federal government has rejected another attempt by Telus Corp. to buy struggling carrier Mobilicity.
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Traditional TV keeps cord-cutting at bay, but can it last?
Watching television on the Internet is cheap and convenient, but so far only a small number of Canadians have cut the cord on traditional TV.
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Telecom regulator to look at lowering rates for smaller cellphone carriers
Canada's big wireless companies are coming under scrutiny for how much they charge their small competitors.
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Cheaper iPhone plans come to Quebec (sadly not to rest of Canada)
New iPhone plans launched by Videotron drastically undercut plans sold by Canada's cellphone giants. Too bad they're not available outside Quebec.
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UPDATE: What’s the best, cheapest Canadian cellphone plan out there?
The fine print of cellphone plans continues to plague Canadian consumers, so we do the work for you and compare the features of nine providers.
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No more forcing customers to give cancellation notice: CRTC
Beginning early in the new year, Canadian consumers will no longer be required to give 30 days notice to cancel or switch their cable, Internet or telephone subscriptions.
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Independent Internet providers want to offer own wireless services
Canada's small ISPs are appealing a regulatory decision preventing them from offering wireless services that would compete with Bell, Rogers, Telus.
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Shaw CEO says time is right for Wind takeover
Head of cable giant says deal provides affordable entry into the wireless industry and an expansion beyond Western Canada where it has most of its customers.
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B.C., Alberta consumers to see changes soon from Shaw-Wind deal
Canadians in Alberta and British Columbia will see the most immediate changes to telecom services stemming from cable operator's move into wireless.
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Big wireless carriers add ‘surcharge’ to rate plans as loonie drops
Country's big wireless providers cite 'weakened dollar' for price hikes to customer rate plans. Consumer advocates pan reasoning as a 'convenient excuse.'
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Critics skeptical of currency claims as wireless providers lift rates
The country's big wireless companies are hiking rate plans they claim because the lower dollar is escalating their costs. But critics aren't buying it.
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Rogers, Bell, Telus wireless customers face ‘substantial’ price hike
Rogers says $5 price hike aimed at recovering rising costs because of falling loonie. ‘I would describe it as an appropriate level,’ CEO says.
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Your next smartphone is about to jump in price too, Bell CEO says
Price increases on way for new wireless devices because of falling loonie, exec says; a cost that 'obviously in the end get passed through to the consumer.'
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Shaw completes deal for Wind Mobile
Shaw Communications Inc. has closed its acquisition of struggling wireless carrier Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion.
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Videotron has launched a $78.5-million lawsuit against its telecom rival Bell Canada for allegedly contravening Quebec's consumer protection law in its efforts to recruit new customers.
View ArticleHuawei’s ambitions of telecom domination hampered by Western security concerns
While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant's ambition to be a leader in next-generation telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad.
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