Canada’s 🇨🇦 activation fee ban is here, some carriers aren’t playing by the rules

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/06/12/canada-activation-fee-ban-live-carriers-not-following-rules/
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L’interdiction des frais d’activation au Canada 🇨🇦 est arrivée, mais certains fournisseurs ne jouent pas selon les règles

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Canada's activation fee ban is here, some carriers aren't playing by the rules

Several Canadian carriers have made changes to comply with new rules banning activation fees, but some are fighting back.

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TELUS was told that the $15 SIM card fee might be illegal by the CRTC

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/06/10/crtc-says-new-telus-sim-charge-may-violate-activation-fee-ban/
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TELUS s’est fait aviser par le CRTC que le frais de carte SIM de 15$ pourrait être illégal

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#Canada #TELUS #Koodo #PublicMobile

CRTC says new Telus SIM charge may violate activation fee ban

Telus has joined Bell in receiving a letter from the CRTC over an attempt to replace its connection fee ahead of the new rules banning such fees.

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TELUS to replace network connection fees with a $15 SIM and eSIM fee. It applies to all their brands.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/06/09/telus-replace-connection-fee-mandatory-sim-charge/
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TELUS remplacera les frais de connexion réseau par un frais de SIM et eSIM de 15$. Ça s’appliquera à toutes leurs marques.

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#Canada #TELUS #Koodo #PublicMobile

Telus to replace connection fee with mandatory $15 SIM charge

Per internal documents viewed by MobileSyrup, Telus plans to replace its $80 connection fee with a mandatory $15 SIM fee on June 11.

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