TORONTO – Public Mobile launched new rate plans on Friday, plus confirmed that it will begin offering data services later this month.
The wireless upstart rolled out an unlimited province-wide calling plan in Ontario or Quebec priced at $15 per month, which it is positioning as an alternative to landlines and prepaid calling cards. It is also offering national roaming rates at 15< per minute, a $5 per month email service, and teased the arrival of its first data-capable wireless phone, referred to as ‘the Buzz’, that is scheduled to arrive in stores in April.
The company also announced a new community initiative called Public Good that will donate $10,000 to local charities for every 10,000 customers who sign up.
Public Mobile’s network now covers approximately 8 million people. In Toronto, it extends from Hamilton to Oshawa with 82 stores, while in Montreal, the network extends from the North Shore to the South shore covering Laval and the Island of Montreal with 48 stores.
