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TELUS is about to acquire Public Mobile in a move that would make it the country’s second largest mobile network after Rogers and ahead of Bell Mobility. The carrier still waits for the green light from the Competition Bureau, but it got an approval from Minister of Industry James Moore, so it’s likely the Bureau…
Public Mobile is an often-overlooked underdog in Canadian wireless (even among the new no-contract entrants), but today they have announced their first data plan and device, meaning we might see them duking it out with Wind Mobile and Mobilicity in the near future. Public Mobile’s first steps into the wireless data world are modest: $5/month…
Woah, didn’t see this one coming. Today, the Canadian government has been chewing through some new digital copyright laws that would basically institute the DMCA of the U.S. north of the border. Although the most direct result of it will be a lot of online pirates grumbling about being held legally responsible for breaking digital…
Public Mobile is opening up ten stores in Toronto and 15 in Montreal today, marking the entry of yet another wireless service provider in Canada. Public Mobile’s main selling point is a $40 plan (prepaid, no contract) that offers unlimited talk and texting within the city and “free unlimited Canadian long distance for life” if you…