Canadian telecoms waiving fees to help customers stay connected to loved ones in Iran

SEVERAL CANADIAN TELECOMS are currently waiving fees to help their customers stay connected to their loved ones in Iran. Xplore posted on Twitter today to say it is waiving all home phone long-distance calls to Iran from now until the end of the month. Telus announced on Sept. 27 it (and Koodo) would be waiving all long-distance calling and text messaging to Iran until Oct. 14. On Sept. 28, several more companies including Rogers (and Fido and Chatr), Bell (and Virgin Plus) and Shaw (and Freedom Mobile) announced they would be waiving long-distance fees for calls and texts to Iran effective...