Freedom Mobile to offer 5G service through 2 new plans
is adding 5G capability for some customers as its new parent company implements network upgrades in accordance with orders from Ottawa.Inc.-owned telecom provider said Thursday it will begin offering 5G service to customers with plans that cost $45 per month or more in the Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton areas along with select cities across Ontario, B.C. and Alberta.
On Thursday, it unveiled two more Canada-wide plans eligible for 5G service including 30 gigabytes of monthly data for $45, plus unlimited talk and text, along with 50 gigabytes of data usable in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico for $65 per month.“Today, Freedom is exceeding its promise to customers with some of the most competitive wireless plans ever seen in Canada, backed by a top-notch 5G network,” said Quebecor president and CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau in a press release.
As part of conditions laid out by Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in March, Videotron must offer plans that are at least 20 per cent lower than those of its competitors and spend $150 million to upgrade Freedom Mobile’s network.The company committed to expand its 5G wireless network in Freedom Mobile’s pre-existing operating territory within two years.
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