price hikes and a (possible) strike [Feb. 25-Mar.3]

Bell and Telus prospects will quickly pay extra for roaming companies. The businesses are implementing value hikes to their U.S. and worldwide roaming plans. Adjustments may even apply to flanker manufacturers Virgin Plus and Koodo.

Extra particulars, and a recap of just about every thing that occurred in Canada’s telecom sector this week, are outlined under.

Enterprise

When you haven’t already heard the information, Netflix has modified its password-sharing guidelines in Canada. Now, the transfer is having an influence on Telus’ Stream+ bundle. The corporate stated it’s growing the price of its Stream+ bundle by $3 for some. The bundle affords prospects entry to a wide range of streaming platforms, together with Netflix.

The telecom firm can also be growing the price of its Easy Roam plans come March 8th. U.S. roaming will see a $2/day enhance, and worldwide roaming will enhance by $1/day. Roaming costs may even enhance for its flanker model Koodo.

Rogers says its wholesale arrangments with Vidéotron aren’t preferential. As MobileSyrup reported some time again, TekSavvy accused Rogers of providing Vidéotron wholesale companies, amongst different companies, at a reduced fee. The corporate stated the transfer violated the Telecommunications Act and requested the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Fee (CRTC) to research.

The CRTC has ordered Rogers to reveal extra data concerning its July outage. The request particularly refers to 5 appendices Rogers marked as confidential when it answered the Fee’s first spherical of questions.

Xplore is increasing its broadband community by bringing 5G home internet access to rural communities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

The union representing Telus workers will begin holding votes on whether or not or not staff ought to strike.

Entry Communications has made its gigabit web accessible to 25 communities throughout Saskatchewan, including Biggar and Delisle.

Rogers and Microsoft have partnered to preview Microsoft’s Azure Programmable Connectivity to builders.

In what appears to be a unending battle between Bell and Vidéotron, the 2 corporations at the moment are feuding over costs related to 911 services.

The Canadian Web Registration Authority (CIRA) has rolled out a brand new program called Net Good in an effort to handle ongoing web challenges in Canada.

4 tasks funded by Southwestern Built-in Fibre Expertise (SWIFT) have resulted in high-speed internet access for more than 1,000 properties and companies in Oxford County, Ontario.

The CRTC has accepted Tesla Canada’s BITS license request. The approval permits the corporate to present varied companies, together with machine-to-machine mobile information service for in-vehicle infotainment entry.

Authorities

The federal authorities and the Authorities of Ontario have supplied YorkNet with $48 million to fund a high-speed web challenge. The funds will profit almost 4,000 properties and companies throughout 31 communities in Ontario. Bell, Celerity Telecom, Okay-Web, and Tbaytel have additionally obtained challenge funding.

Offers

Telus prospects ought to examine their texts to see if they’ve a bonus provide ready for them, as some have obtained 10GB of extra data at no cost.

Rogers is providing the Galaxy S23 for $0/month when prospects commerce in eligible Samsung gadgets. Extra particulars can be found here.

Koodo and Virgin Plus have bumped their $55/8GB plans to 10GB.

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