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Globalive is Canada's newest cell provider

Now, we all sit back and wait for the deals....I realllllly hope this fosters some changes in the wireless market for consumers. I wonder if a single entry into the market is enough though or whether they'll end up just playing the game.
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....where's my fiber?

reply to andyb
wish they'd overturn all the other BS Bell is pulling re: caps throttling and speed discrimination.

They turned those down Riplin.sorta.The equal speeds thing was sent back to the crtc to review

reply to andyb
Let the madness officially begin?

reply to andyb
WOOHOO!!!! Bring on the competition

I am very glad to see that Clement overturned the CRTC decision and we will see a new national carrier in this country and finally some competition in the wireless market

reply to andyb
they'll be bought out

reply to andyb
YEAH, I've been sitting on the fence to see what happens.

Now I can play them off Robbers
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said by »www.itworldcanada.com/news/go-fo···c/139572 :

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To the surprise of some telecom industry analysts, Ottawa has overruled the federal telecommunications regulator by finding that Globalive Wireless Management Corp. meets Canadian ownership and control requirements under law.

In a press conference Friday, Globalive chairman Anthony Lacavera said the carrier will launch service in Toronto and Calgary "as early as next week."

The Cabinet decision paves the way for Globalive's Wind Mobile brand, backed by billionaire Egyptian telecom mogul Naguib Sawris' Orascom Telecom S.A.E., to go up against the nation's big three incumbent wireless carriers.

In October the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) found that because Orascom held 65 per cent of Globalive's equity, almost all of its debt, a $100 million services contract and control of the Wind Mobile brand that the Egyptian company in effect ran Globalive.
But the federal cabinet backed Industry Canada and minister Tony Clement, which in the spring concluded exactly opposite: that Canadians controlled Globalive by having 66 per cent of the voting shares.
The cabinet order said it is changing the CRTC ruling "so that Globalive can begin operating in Canada without delay."
"It's a big surprise," admited Wind Mobile president Ken Campbell. "We are obviously very pleased."
"People are buzzing, people are excited," in the company's Toronto headquarters," he said. "A whole level of anxiety’s been removed and we're focusing on what we need to do to get this plane off the ground."
He couldn't say how fast the startup will launch service. This morning the company's management is assessing its postion, he said. But he also said it would like to get underway as soon as possible.
As the cabinet was mulling the case, for the past two weeks Wind Mobile staff have been gaining publicity by working for charitable organization. This morning Campbell said they are concentrating on making sure business and customer service processes are ready so “all the stuff you need for launch are in place.”
In fact the company has some kiosks up and manned at Blockbuster Video stores in Toronto and Calgary and other locations, leading to speculation that a launch is imminent.
The cabinet ruling may not end the legal process. Competing wireless operators -- Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., Rogers Communications and Telus Corp. -- can launch cabinet or legal appeals which might temporarily stop Globalive's start.
Bell didn't have much to say Friday morning.
"It's disappointing as we think Globalive quite clearly does not meet the requirements for Canadian control," a spokesperson wrote in an e-mail to Network World Canada. "We'll be taking a close look at the reasoning behind this decision."

"I'm sure we will see more [legal] action," predicted Iain Grant, managing director of the telecommunictaions consultancy SeaBoard Group. On the other hand, he said it would be a "bold, brave and courageous" move to try and challenge a cabinet ruling in court.
If there isn't an injuction blocking the cabinet ruling Wind Mobile will be in business on Saturday, Grant predicted.
When contacted for comment, Telus spokesman Jim Johnson said, "We're just gathering our thoughts on how to respond."

In its decision, the cabinet said its determination "is based on an assessment of the facts before the CRTC during the course of its public hearing into Globalive’s compliance. The test for Canadian ownership and control under the Telecommunications Act is comprised of both legal requirements and a factual requirement. The government and the CRTC agree that Globalive meets the requirements. In particular, Canadians own at least 80 per cent of the voting shares of Globalive and 66 2/3 percent of the voting shares of Globalive's holding company. Also, at least 80 per cent of Globalive's board of directors are Canadians.

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reply to andyb
Their site is already down.

it's fine, I just went there.

The games are about to begin..

reply to FusionGuy

said by FusionGuy:

Their site is already down.

reply to andyb
Me thinks this may force CRTC's hand to push broadcasters to digital television and free up the 700 MHz band ASAP without any further delay so that wireless providers have the bandwidth they need. Remember the broadcasters whining last month about the costs of moving to digital television, and that they needed more funding (and further justify their proposed fee to cable and satellite providers). I see a domino effect here, the CRTC is being pushed into a corner. Interesting times ahead.

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Rogers stock Down 6% and still dropping...
»www.google.ca/finance?q=NYSE:RCI
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reply to andyb
My work pays for my cell so I don't see a bill, but every time my wife's Bell bill shows up I dread it. I can't wait to see what this new provider will be offering and I fully plan on dumping Bell as soon as I can.

I already did that with home phone when I moved into my new house 3 years ago. I don't have a Bell line coming in as I use VOIP over Cable for phone.

reply to LaZ3R

Bell is only down 2.7%

»www.google.ca/finance?q=NYSE:BCE

I suspect Rogers is taking a hit because they've been opened up to a lot more competitive pressures lately with the launch of the Bell/Telus HSPA network.
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reply to andyb
finally...some common sense has prevailed over a stupid CRTC decision.

reply to andyb
Hah!

Rogers: "There’s no question in my mind that Canada cannot support more than three national facilities-based players"

»www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=···EpbvlroM