Bell is hiking the prices of some of its TV, internet, and home phone plans in the new year.
According to a notice on the telecom giant’s site, the monthly rate of some of its home services will increase on January 1, 2025.
Starting on New Year’s Day, Canadians who have Bell Fibe Internet plans (Fibe 75, 100, 150, 300, 500, Gigabit Fibe, Gigabit Fibe 1.5, Gigabit Fibe 3.0) should expect a $3 increase on their monthly bills.
If you subscribe to Fibe TV’s Basic, Good, Better, and Best Packages, you’ll pay $2 more monthly in 2025.
For those with a Bell home phone plan, the Basic plan will cost $2 more, and the Home Phone Essentials package and the Total Home Phone package will cost $1 more.
You can find more details on the price hikes here.
One Canadian shared an email about increases in February to Reddit.
“At Bell, we continuously invest to deliver best-in-class networks and innovative services to keep Canadians connected,” it reads. “In order to support these investments, we will be increasing some of our monthly rates as of February 1, 2025.”
According to the email, the customer’s internet will increase by $4 monthly and TV by $2.50 monthly.
Daily Hive has contacted Bell to confirm whether these rate increases and their timings are specific to these customers or to more people.
Several people in the comments of the Reddit post said they received similar notices.
Others shared tips on how to get cheaper plans.
“It’s annoying but change providers every time they up the price. Do not do contracts. Use third party,” reads one comment.
“Find pricing from a discount brand like Costco’s VMedia. Tell them to match it or you leave. They will match it,” added another. “These f**kers are price gouging and we all know it.”
In February, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) reduced 4,800 positions across all company levels, including voluntary departures, by eliminating vacant positions. BCE told Daily Hive that around 440 impacted positions were at Bell Media.