Quebecor announced Monday that Videotron has officially launched its wireless discount brand Fizz in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton as a beta launch.
Canadians in the western provinces can find more details at fizz.ca by selecting Alberta or BC from the website’s top menu.
Fizz is offering deeply discounted plans during the beta including a 40 GB data plan for $4 per month for six months, and a 50 GB plan for $5 per month for six months. Customers need a compatible phone that is VoLTE-certified with Fizz to activate a mobile plan.
The beta launch was originally announced last week by Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau during a speech at the Canadian Club Toronto.
Peladeau said Fizz’s entry into the Western Canada market is being made possible by the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) framework, established by the CRTC in April 2021. The regulator finalized the terms and conditions for the MVNO regime in October 2022. Since then, the CRTC has ruled on the rate Quebecor must pay to access Bell’s and Rogers’s national wireless networks under the MVNO access regime. Rogers has filed a challenge against the CRTC’s decision in the Federal Court of Appeal, a move supported by Bell.
When asked by Cartt which provider’s network Fizz is using for its beta service and whether this means Quebecor’s MVNO negotiations are making progress, a Quebecor spokesperson said via email the company will not be commenting since this information is of a commercial and confidential nature.
Image provided by Quebecor.
