On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 8:42 AM James Knott via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:

Bell, Rogers and Telus have all said the BAI network was inadequate for them to use. Rogers has committed to sharing their network with competitors, but the discussion is how.

According to this Global News article, Freedom is the only carrier offering the service now and will continue to do so. Bell and Telus want co-ownership of the network, Freedom seems content to buy access.

Also, Videotron is a regional company, which has to roam on another carrier outside their areas. Acquiring will only slightly improve that.

I don't grok that. Freedom has a national network of towers (including the closest one to my home) and has agreements with other carriers outside their area.

Their current 5G deal offers seamless national service, though they warn that the phone could report roaming outside its own network.

Indeed, it does not look like the Freedom and Videtron networks have been integrated much so far.

- Evan