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Chatr going nationwide with new plans

TORONTO – Rogers Communications will announce today that its low-cost, pre-paid wireless brand chatr mobile is now available across Canada, and with new plans for customers.Plans of $25 and up will now include international calling starting at 1 cent per minute to more than 200 countries, which reflects the target demographic of the chatr mobile brand. The bulk of the brand’s customer base are what Rogers calls “life transitioners,” chief chatr head Raj Doshi told Cartt.ca in an interview.Many of the customers are new Canadians, or new visitors who need connectivity as soon as they get here in order to...