Even that $25 PM plan (which Telus is continuing to offer on PM's behalf) allows long distance calls from your home area to all of Canada.
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www.publicmobile.ca/pmco ··· ?lang=enNo data, but still offers unlimited talk and text.
(and the $19 plan 'Talk Only' plan covers unlimited calls to all of Ontario)
Yes, that is SOME progress.
What's more, such plans must save the providers on the cost of tallying and billing the calls.