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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile network operator |
| Founded | July 30, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-30) |
| Defunct | April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) |
| Fate | Acquired byRogers Wireless |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Canadian provinces ofAlberta andBritish Columbia |
| Services | Mobile telephony,SMS,MMS,mobile broadband (LTE andHSPA+) |
| Parent | Shaw Communications |
| Website | www |
Shaw Mobile was amobile virtual network operator (MVNO) owned byShaw Communications, providing services in theCanadian provinces ofAlberta andBritish Columbia. It was acquired by rival Canadian mobile phone companyRogers Communications in 2023.
Announced on July 30, 2020, it operated on theFreedom Mobile network, which had been acquired by Shaw in 2016.[1] It was sold exclusively as abundled add-on for Shaw's home internet services, offering up to six lines with unlimited talk and texting for free, and 25 gigabytes of mobile data for $45 per-month.[2][3] The service was positioned primarily as a competitor toTelus;[2][3] by contrast, Freedom is marketed as a competitor to the major carriers'flanker brands (such asFido,Koodo, andVirgin).[1]
In 2023,Rogers Communications acquired Shaw; although Freedom Mobile was sold toQuebecor as part of the merger, the divestiture excluded the 450,000 Shaw Mobile customers. On April 4, 2023, Shaw Mobile was discontinued for new subscribers; existing customers are being transitioned to comparableRogers Wireless plans, and will be afforded a five-year price guarantee.[4]