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| Formerly | Wind Mobile Corp. (2009–2016) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | December 16, 2009 |
| Founder | Globalive |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Key people | |
| Products | Mobile telephony, fixed-line telephony, Broadband Internet, IPTV |
| Owner | Vidéotron |
Number of employees | 12,000 (2023, including Québecor) |
| Parent | Québecor |
| Website | www |
Freedom Mobile (formerly Wind Mobile) is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider owned by Québecor. As of November 30, 2022 it is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the country with 2,290,497 subscribers and a 6% market share, primarily concentrated in urban areas of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba. In addition to mobile telephony plans, Freedom also offers fixed-line telephony and TV services.[1]
Founded in 2008 by the telecommunications provider Globalive, Wind Mobile emerged as one of several new mobile carriers launched in Canada that year under a government initiative to foster competition in the wireless sector. Alongside Mobilicity (later acquired by Rogers Communications) and Public Mobile (later acquired by Telus Communications), Freedom Mobile initially introduced mobile data and voice services in Toronto, Ontario, on December 16, 2009, and Calgary, Alberta, on December 18, 2009.[2][3]
In 2016, Shaw Communications acquired Wind Mobile, and subsequently rebranded it as Freedom Mobile.[4][5] On June 17, 2022, Shaw Communications, Rogers Communications, and Québecor jointly announced an agreement for the sale of Freedom Mobile to Vidéotron, a subsidiary of Québecor, pending approval from the Competition Bureau and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. The sale received approval on March 31, 2023, and was finalized on April 3, 2023.[6]
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- ^ Marlow, Ian (December 16, 2009). "Wind launches with cheaper phone rates". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "Wind Mobile launches service". CBC. Dec 16, 2009.
- ^ "Shaw Communications buying Wind Mobile in deal valued at $1.6 billion". CBC. Dec 16, 2015.
- ^ "Wind Mobile to be renamed Freedom Mobile". CP24. November 21, 2016.
- ^ "The $20B Rogers-Shaw deal: a timeline of key events". BNN Bloomberg. 2023-03-31.