Rogers and Telus have quietly increased prices on their wireless plans by $5 per month, following similar increases from Bell earlier this week. All three of Canada's biggest carriers have now raised prices just ahead of Black Friday next month. According to checks by iPhone in Canada on Friday, Rogers and Telus have increased prices
Those acquisitions happened as the new entrants were going through (or rapidly approaching) bankruptcy.
The big3 bought them at fire sale prices.
They severely underestimated how much capitol spending they needed to do in order to adequately serve this massive sprawling country.