2 h. ago Canada’s telecoms say roaming revenue is down as U.S. travel drops

Rogers, Bell and Telus say they've experienced a decline in revenue from international roaming costs, with the latter's CEO suggesting it is likely to continue amid tensions.

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32 h. ago Canada's big telecoms are seeing fewer new users than they'd hoped

The Big Three in Canadian telecom are attributing slower subscriber growth to the country's immigration policies.As reported by Bloomberg, Bell, Rogers and Telus all blamed the business slump on the federal government's recent decision to limit the number of immigrants coming into Canada. Altogether, the trio recorded fewer than 54,000 net new mobile subscribers in the first quarter, which was the lowest amount in four years.In October, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of permanent residents Canada would allow in 2025 and 2026.While Canada had welcomed a surge of immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic to address labour shortages, Trudeau acknowledged last year that his government "didn't get the balance quite right." This came amid strains on the housing and health care systems amid the skyrocketing population.Naturally, then, it makes sense that fewer Canadian newcomers would re...

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3 d. ago Telus, Bell, Rogers blame immigration policies for mobile subscriber slowdown

For years, Canada’s top telecom providers rode a wave of high immigration, collectively adding hundreds of thousands of new mobile phone subscribers most quarters. Those days are over. Canada’s three biggest wireless firms — BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. — all cited tighter immigration rules when explaining to investors over the past […]

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4 d. ago Canadian Telecom Firms Blame Immigration Policies for Mobile Subscriber Slowdown

For years, Canada’s top telecom providers rode a wave of high immigration, collectively adding hundreds of thousands of new mobile phone subscribers most quarters. Those days are over.

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8 d. ago Bell unveils tech services brand Ateko, merging three recently acquired companies

MONTREAL — BCE Inc. is launching a new tech services brand called Ateko which unifies recently acquired tech companies FX Innovation, HGC Technologies and CloudKettle under a single umbrella. The company says Ateko’s combined operations will serve clients across several sectors, including telecommunications, media, technology, public sector, utilities and finance. Bell Canada president and CEO […]

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1 week ago Telus tops watchdog’s telecom complaints ranking as overall gripes up 12%: report

Telus Corp. is the most complained-about telecommunications service provider in Canada so far this year, as overall grievances by customers continue to rise in the sector.

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