Globalive to Operate in Canada – Could Launch Next Week

11. Dec, 2009 2 Comments

Industry minister Tony Clement has overruled the CRTC decision to bar Globalive from operating in Canada as Wind Mobile. This means some more competition in the Canadian market, which should prove to be a good thing.

Updated with a globeandmail.comarticle.

According to Globalive chairman Anthony Lacavera, the company could begin operations in Toronto and Calgary next week, with other cities soon to follow. A very telling quote from the article:

“If Canadians had realized how much they had been missing out on when Globalive was rejected, they would have been very upset,” said Canaccord Adams analyst David Lambert.

“These guys have national coverage from Day 1, three data centres, they’ve managed to get 475 cell sites in the last nine months and have kiosks inside of Blockbuster stores. I think there are many ways they’ll undercut prices, especially from Rogers.”

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  • http://billmcminn.blogspot.com/ Bill McMinn

    Overturning the CRTC decicion and reinstating Industry Canada’s licensing of Globalive shows that the CRTC is out of touch and is in need of reform.

  • http://wifitalk.ca george

    I would tend to agree Bill.

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