Quebecor Says That It Has Met All Commitments Related To Their Purchase Of Freedom Mobile

A press release from Freedom Mobile owner Quebecor is saying that they’re met all the commitments that they had to make in order to buy Freedom Mobile.

The Progress Report on Fulfilment of Videotron Ltd.’s Undertakings submitted to ISED on July 3 describes this remarkable progress, including:

  • Maintaining the prices of wireless plans by introducing a Mobility Price Freeze Guarantee for all current and future customers of Freedom Mobile;
  • Promoting competition and lowering wireless prices by offering affordable mobile packages backed by an enhanced customer experience, which was instrumental in the 26.6% reduction in the wireless component of the Consumer Price Index1 during the year following the acquisition of Freedom Mobile;
  • Extending Freedom Mobile and Fizz services to Manitoba and other Canadian markets through MVNO2 agreements;
  • Offering low-cost 5G plans to an ever-growing number of Canadians.

The full report is available here.

I have to admit that Quebecor has used Freedom Mobile to make life difficult for the “big three” telcos. From a personal standpoint, their deals and coverage were good enough for us to switch from TELUS. If they can keep this momentum up, their existence may actually provide the competition that the telco market in Canada desperately needs.

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