Freedom Mobile has expanded its wireless carrier service to reach more than a quarter million more Canadians by launching in several regions across B.C. and Alberta.
New additions to Freedom’s serviceable area include Chilliwack, Hope, Revelstoke, and Salmon Arm in B.C. along with Camrose, Wetaskiwin and Edson in Alberta, among many others.
This latest market expansion is made possible by partner agreements enabled by the CRTC’s MVNO framework which also recently allowed Freedom to launch its services in Manitoba. The full list of additional areas can be found here and the updated coverage map here.
“Consumers from across Canada have been demanding more competition in wireless for a very long time,” says Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor, the parent company of Freedom Mobile. “We’re happy to continue to bring Canadians the many benefits of having a strong fourth player in the market.”
Over the last few months, Freedom teams have made numerous improvements to the wireless network, from expanding 5G areas to activating dozens of new cell sites across Canada and deploying 3500 MHz spectrum on several existing cell sites for additional speed and lower latency.
Having recently fulfilled all the undertakings it had made to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) at the time of the Freedom Mobile acquisition, Quebecor says it is fully committed to making sure all Freedom wireless customers enjoy “the best possible experience wherever they are.”
Freedom Mobile Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Videotron Ltd. The Canadian wireless service provider offers affordable wireless plans in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. Freedom Mobile and Videotron have a combined total of more than 3.8 million mobile customers,