Overview
- Quebecor said construction of Freedom Mobile’s Manitoba network is imminent, with the first phase rolling out in Winnipeg before extending across the province.
- Freedom has invested more than $35 million in Manitoba spectrum to underpin the build-out.
- The company has been selling plans in the province as an MVNO and intends to move onto its own infrastructure to limit wholesale access costs.
- The plan unfolds under a regulatory framework in which mandated MVNO rates expire after seven years, introducing uncertainty over future access and pricing.
- CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau met Premier Wab Kinew to discuss the build and potential TVA/MELS production collaborations that could bring millions in local film and TV spending.