Popular sun destination joins growing list of countries where
Bell has reduced roaming costs thanks to ongoing negotiations with
international telecom suppliers
MONTREAL,
Feb. 10, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell
today announced significant decreases in its mobile roaming prices
for consumers travelling to Cuba,
including reductions in the cost of data, voice and text roaming,
effective tomorrow.
Part of Bell's commitment to lower roaming costs for Canadian
consumers, the Cuba rate
reductions follow similar price decreases for the United States, Europe, Mexico, China, Australia and New
Zealand, and Bermuda and
most Caribbean islands since
September 2013. Bell also introduced
convenient Travel Data Passes that offer usage monitoring and
alerts, and can be purchased before or during travel using the Bell
Mobility self-serve app.
"Bell customers asked us for better roaming rates to the places
they travel to the most, so they can enjoy the same great
smartphone experience they have at home while travelling abroad,"
said Wade Oosterman, President of
Bell Mobility. "We are pleased to add Cuba to the growing list of countries where
we've significantly lowered the cost of mobile roaming for Canadian
consumers."
Starting tomorrow, February 11,
consumers travelling to Cuba can
buy mobile data usage for as low as 60
cents per Megabyte (MB), voice calling for 50 cents a minute, and texts for 15 cents each. Customers who want only voice and
text can now purchase 60 minutes of voice and text messaging
(unlimited incoming and 200 sent texts) for $45. Pay-per-use wireless roaming in Cuba is now billed at $2 a minute for voice and $8 per MB of data, a cost reduction of up to
50%.
For more information about Bell mobile roaming rates for more
than 200 countries, please visit Bell.ca/Travel.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
consumers and business customers with wireless, TV, Internet, home
phone and business communications services. Bell Media is Canada's
premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio
and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit Bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative is a national
charitable program that promotes Canadian mental health across
Canada with the Bell Let's Talk Day anti-stigma campaign and
significant funding for community care, research and workplace best
practices. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada