Bell Alleges Telus Promoted Piracy To Steal Their Customers

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Posted by RadioActive
July 30, 2025 6:53 am
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It's getting nasty between these two. A Globe and Mail article contains allegations that Telus sales people knowingly promoted pirated TV signals in order to steal Bell's customers.

"In its original statement of claim, filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on June 26, Bell alleged that Telus’s door-to-door sales representatives promoted, facilitated and assisted in the installation of illegal pirated television service, inducing Bell customers to switch to Telus services and infringing on Bell’s copyright, according to the filings.

In these filings, Bell alleged that Telus had endorsed the promotion of these services, and that it had “intentionally interfered” with Bell’s customers by “luring customers to change providers.” In so doing, Bell alleges that Telus engaged in conduct that is “misleading, unlawful and unfair.”


Telus denies the charges and says it all centres on the CRTC's controversial policy of forcing companies to share networks with competitors. Although it does say there may have been a rogue "third party" salesman who may have promoted services he shouldn't have. 

For its part, Telus alleges Rogers was offering 'misleading sales tactics' from its people to try and attract new customers under false pretences. 

Nothing has been proven in court, but it should be fun to watch these two behemoths fight this out in court. 

Bell alleges Telus salespeople sold illegal pirated TV service to poach its customers

 
Posted by mace
July 30, 2025 10:08 am
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What are the "rogue services" being offered?

 
Posted by RadioAaron
July 30, 2025 10:19 am
#3

mace wrote:

What are the "rogue services" being offered?

Most likely inexpensive illegal IPTV services.

 
Posted by mace
July 30, 2025 10:57 am
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RadioAaron wrote:

mace wrote:

What are the "rogue services" being offered?

Most likely inexpensive illegal IPTV services.

Ah yes. They have all those naughty  extra U.S. channels the CRTC forbids Canadians from viewing.

 


 
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