This story has been altered to remove references to Freedom Mobile’s “binge bonus” offer after Shaw Communications clarified will not be available in Cornwall.

Freedom Moblie is planning to expand LTE service to Cornwall sometime in the next year.

Shaw Communications, which is Freedom Mobile’s parent company, revealed its intention to expand into Eastern Ontario and parts of Alberta and British Columbia during an interview between its president, Paul McAleese, and the Financial Post.

Aside from Cornwall, the plan is also to start LTE service in next year in Belleville, Brockville, and other towns along Highway 401, Victoria and Nanaimo in B.C., and Red Deer and Medicine Hat in Alberta.

Shaw’s manager of media relations, Nick Poirier says that so far there is no concrete plan for when the launch of LTE service in Cornwall will begin, other than that it will be sometime in the New Year.

Ahale@postmedia.com

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