Comments on: WIND Mobile on Rogers possibly delaying new carrier launches: “extremely distasteful and disappointing” http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/ Canadian Mobile Phone News & Reviews - Cell phones and Accessories Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:23:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: toyandme http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25928 toyandme Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:24:11 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25928 "the real issue here is simply about compliance with the laws of our country." What a crock! This coming from an industry that for years told us the SAF was going to Ottawa! The same industry that has been stealing $150m a year in 911 fees without spending anything on triangulation systems that could save lives. Please crawl back to your hole. “the real issue here is simply about compliance with the laws of our country.”

What a crock! This coming from an industry that for years told us the SAF was going to Ottawa! The same industry that has been stealing $150m a year in 911 fees without spending anything on triangulation systems that could save lives. Please crawl back to your hole.

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]]> By: TT http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25780 TT Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:08:30 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25780 I am victim of Bell then Rogers. Canadian service providers are charging much higher compare to European and Asian countries. My family is willing to switch one more time. Hopefully these 3 guys won't become greedy too. I am victim of Bell then Rogers.

Canadian service providers are charging much higher compare to European and Asian countries.

My family is willing to switch one more time. Hopefully these 3 guys won’t become greedy too.

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]]> By: BJ http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25700 BJ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:23:19 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25700 I disagree with your point 100%! If you think that Telus, Bell or Rogers are happy to have another player in the market then you are completely lying period! This is clearly a tactic used by Rogers, Bell and Telus to persuade CRTC and pained Wind Mobile as a foreign company. This ancient policy must be reformed and does not make since in today’s global market or help this country one bit. As a matter of fact it’s hurting Canadians. I think that policy makers/CRTC will make a decision that will benefit the market and Canadians. Enough is Enough! I disagree with your point 100%! If you think that Telus, Bell or Rogers are happy to have another player in the market then you are completely lying period!
This is clearly a tactic used by Rogers, Bell and Telus to persuade CRTC and pained Wind Mobile as a foreign company. This ancient policy must be reformed and does not make since in today’s global market or help this country one bit. As a matter of fact it’s hurting Canadians.

I think that policy makers/CRTC will make a decision that will benefit the market and Canadians. Enough is Enough!

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]]> By: Jim Johannsson http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25637 Jim Johannsson Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:15:57 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25637 Hi Kate, There are a couple of incorrect assertions in your story that need to be corrected. In December 2008, the CRTC notified successful bidders who acquired spectrum in the 2008 AWS spectrum auction and who were not yet licenced as telecom carriers in Canada that they would undergo a foreign ownership and control review. This notification (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2009/8657/c12_200910316.htm) was issued to a half dozen companies including Globalive and Dave Wireless. The foreign ownership and control review is a routine part of the licencing procedure for all telecom carriers and was initiated by the CRTC and not by TELUS. In July, 2009 TELUS requested that the CRTC conduct the foreign ownership and control review in pubic. The foreign ownership and control review is not about impeding competition as some would like you to believe. The real issue here is simply about compliance with the laws of our country. Jim Johannsson, TELUS Hi Kate,

There are a couple of incorrect assertions in your story that need to be corrected.

In December 2008, the CRTC notified successful bidders who acquired spectrum in the 2008 AWS spectrum auction and who were not yet licenced as telecom carriers in Canada that they would undergo a foreign ownership and control review. This notification (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2009/8657/c12_200910316.htm) was issued to a half dozen companies including Globalive and Dave Wireless. The foreign ownership and control review is a routine part of the licencing procedure for all telecom carriers and was initiated by the CRTC and not by TELUS.

In July, 2009 TELUS requested that the CRTC conduct the foreign ownership and control review in pubic.

The foreign ownership and control review is not about impeding competition as some would like you to believe. The real issue here is simply about compliance with the laws of our country.

Jim Johannsson, TELUS

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]]> By: Clint http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25576 Clint Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:09:53 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25576 lol. Double negative clarification. The only ones that would think the incumbents are good, are those making money from them. lol.
Double negative clarification.
The only ones that would think the incumbents are good, are those making money from them.

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]]> By: Clint http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25574 Clint Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:49:38 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25574 @doitonabike Totally shocked by your comments about WIND. Irregardless of ANY PR, under what rock have you been under? Is there anyone but those making money off of the big 3 would NOT think the incumbents are NOT evil (in the business sense). Didn't the latest stat reports find that Canadians are paying 60% more for cellular than the USA, or that Canada is the 3rd most expensive place to have a cell!! @doitonabike
Totally shocked by your comments about WIND. Irregardless of ANY PR, under what rock have you been under? Is there anyone but those making money off of the big 3 would NOT think the incumbents are NOT evil (in the business sense).

Didn’t the latest stat reports find that Canadians are paying 60% more for cellular than the USA, or that Canada is the 3rd most expensive place to have a cell!!

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]]> By: doitonabike http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25572 doitonabike Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:25:18 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25572 These statements coming out of WIND are nothing more than wind. They are part of a concerted PR strategy to make the competition look bad because WIND has nothing else to offer at the moment. If they can convince a few people that the incumbents are evil, and WIND is pure as the blowing snow, they have achieved their purpose. The problem is that the only people believing it decided the incumbents are evil years ago - so WIND is not likely changing may minds. These statements coming out of WIND are nothing more than wind. They are part of a concerted PR strategy to make the competition look bad because WIND has nothing else to offer at the moment. If they can convince a few people that the incumbents are evil, and WIND is pure as the blowing snow, they have achieved their purpose. The problem is that the only people believing it decided the incumbents are evil years ago – so WIND is not likely changing may minds.

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]]> By: abc123 http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25571 abc123 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:30:36 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25571 Come up with a "grand opening" promotion worthy of paying the ETF on existing contracts and you will see hordes of new customers. As far as I can see, the leaked data and voice plans for GlobaAlive are on the right track, but still not there yet. Come up with a “grand opening” promotion worthy of paying the ETF on existing contracts and you will see hordes of new customers.

As far as I can see, the leaked data and voice plans for GlobaAlive are on the right track, but still not there yet.

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]]> By: Aileen http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25570 Aileen Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:45:38 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25570 But wait! There's more! :) Ken wrote a blog post about this: http://www.windmobile.ca/WIND-news/detail/more-challenges-big-three/ But wait! There’s more! :) Ken wrote a blog post about this: http://www.windmobile.ca/WIND-news/detail/more-challenges-big-three/

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]]> By: KJB86 http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/09/14/wind-mobile-on-rogers-possibly-delaying-new-carrier-launches-extremely-distasteful-and-disappointing/#comment-25568 KJB86 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:51:16 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=13456#comment-25568 It is despicable what the monopolies are trying to do. I say you take them out, or at least, spank them hard enough for their robbery the past decade. It is despicable what the monopolies are trying to do.

I say you take them out, or at least, spank them hard enough for their robbery the past decade.

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