It was a busy week in Canadian telecom with several special offers sent out ahead of Black Friday deals, more Xfinity rebrands and new roaming options from some providers. Here’s what you need to know:
Pricing and deals
Fido sent texts offering free 20GB/mo data bonuses to some customers.
Public Mobile added a new $49/100GB 4G Canada/U.S. plan.
Koodo charges a $3/mo fee to customers who still use its 3G network to cover maintenance costs.
Fido offered some customers a special $34/60GB add-a-line deal.
Koodo launched new travel passes for roaming.
Rogers offered a $45/75GB win-back deal to some customers.
Fizz updated its data pricing and added new data buckets, like a 100GB option.
Hundreds of Rogers, Bell and Telus customers complained to the CBC over price hikes during internet contracts.
Mergers and acquisitions
Eastlink purchased Sunwire’s home internet, TV and phone services.
Blackstone is the mystery bidder in the $7 billion Rogers infrastructure sale.
Rebrands
Rogers rebranded its internet services to Xfinity, just like with TV.
You can read the last roundup here.
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