Category: Freedom Mobile

Freedom Mobile Unveils First Nationwide Plan Following Rogers-Shaw Deal

May 25, 2023
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Freedom Mobile will offer a $50 monthly plan that includes unlimited calls and texts as well as 40 gigabytes of data usable throughout Canada and the U.S. following its acquisition by Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron. The $2.85 billion acquisition was prompted by Rogers Communications Inc.’s takeover of Shaw Communications Inc., which agreed last year to sell…

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Rogers-Shaw Deal: Quebecor CEO Agrees to Industry Minister’s Conditions Around Sale of Freedom Mobile

October 25, 2022
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Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau says he intends to accept the conditions laid out by Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne around the sale of wireless carrier Freedom Mobile to Videotron Ltd., which is part of the proposed $26-billion deal between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. Péladeau said in a statement Tuesday evening that…

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Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor Sign Definitive Agreement on Planned Sale of Freedom Mobile

August 12, 2022
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Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. have signed a definitive agreement with Quebecor Inc. that will see the Montreal-based telecom company acquire wireless carrier Freedom Mobile Inc. Rogers will sell Shaw-owned Freedom to Videotron Ltd., which is owned by Quebecor, for $2.85 billion in a deal it hopes will appease the concerns of federal…

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