Why am I not surprised?
After Bell shut down its infrastructure spending because it didn’t want Telus to expand into Ontario and Quebec, it’s not reversing its stance and moving into Western Canada using Telus tech.
B.C. and Alberta residents can expect to start seeing Bell service in November, but it will only be available to people with the telecom’s mobility service at launch. There will also be special bundle prices. I expect these to be better than anything we’ve seen from Bell in a while, since it will be breaking into a new market.
This is a big twist for the company, since it’s been arguing heavily against the CRTC to reverse the ruling that allowed the big three telecoms to share service on each other’s infrastructure. It even launched a massive marketing campaign against the CRTC, claiming that it would stifle innovation.
On Investor Day, Bell’s CEO said that fibre “will continue to fuel growth for years to come” and mentioned phasing out copper internet lines, according to the Canadian Press. This suggests the carrier is investing in its fibre rollout again, but MobileSyrup has reached out for clarification.
To streamline its home internet plans and push more customers to Bell, the carrier is going to stop selling home internet and TV from Virgin Plus. Virgin and Lucky Mobile will now go back to only offering mobile plans.
Source: Canadian Press
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