Telecom news roundup: Québecor’s full first quarter following Freedom acquisition [Aug.5-11]

Québecor subsidiary Vidéotron acquired Freedom Mobile firstly of the second quarter of 2023. By the top of the quarter, the $2.85 billion sale proved to be value it.

More particulars on the corporate’s current monetary report, together with an inventory of different fascinating tech tales from the previous week, are outlined beneath.

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Québecor’s acquisition of Freedom Mobile helped the corporate improve its income, its Q2 monetary report revealed.

Koodo just lately began providing 5G companies. But regardless of some prospects seeing “5G ” on their telephones, the supplier says speeds are restricted to what customers pay for.

In different tech-related news

Telus is providing reductions on its Stream+ bundle with Netflix, Apple TV+, Discovery+ and Telus TV+.

News Media Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and CBC/Radio-Canada have requested the Competition Bureau to analyze Meta blocking news entry for Canadians. The software has acquired assist from Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

Google has dropped one other Android 14 beta replace that includes a ton of bug fixes.

Like Netflix, Disney+ may even begin cracking down on password sharing.

Meta will kill SMS assist in Facebook Messenger on September twenty eighth.