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TELUS: “We don’t think the CRTC had any choice”

By on October 29, 2009 at 5:38pm in Asides, Mobile News, Telus Mobility News, Various News, WIND Mobile

teluslogoIt was back in April that TELUS asked the CRTC to look into the foreign ownership of Globalive. It was Michael Hennessy, TELUS senior vice-president of Regulatory and Government Affairs for Telus who said “In Telus’s view, a more fulsome and transparent review is required in order to ensure that all similarly situated carriers are being treated equally and fairly”.

The CRTC held hearings last month and today found that Globalive did not meet the requirements of becoming one of Canada’s newest wireless operator.

In a press release, TELUS stated they are “pleased the CRTC made the correct decision that Globalive is not compliant with the Telecommunications Act in respect of foreign ownership restrictions. We commend the CRTC for holding an open and transparent public process to deal with this critical decision.”

Michael Hennessy said “We don’t think the CRTC had any choice or latitude under the laws of Canada to make any other decision. It is important to note that this decision does not prevent Globalive or any other new wireless company from competing in Canada or accessing capital, as several are successfully doing. It merely means they must abide by Canada’s laws.”

“TELUS will again recommend to the government that in order to avoid similar situations arising in the future, all bidders in future spectrum auctions should be pre-qualified as legitimate Canadian owned and controlled entities,” Hennessy said.

Related posts:

  1. Globalive launch delayed, CRTC looking into foreign ownership
  2. CRTC sends out agenda for Globalive ownership hearings
  3. TELUS asks CRTC to look into Globalive’s foreign investment
  4. Globalive on latest TELUS CRTC request: “I am very concerned”

Discussion

8 comments for “TELUS: “We don’t think the CRTC had any choice””

  1. Of course TELUS it’s so simple! Why not just cater to your needs, why not every canadian bend over for you too where you can conveniently stick to all of us.

    Here’s a suggestion for the future. CRTC and Industry Canada should look for better ways to not suck your nuts, and work for Canadian’s ACTUAL interests.

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    Posted by RoBeLUS can suck my... | October 29, 2009, 5:59 pm
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  2. Hennessy doent pay his own cell bill so why should he care.Corporate i****s

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    Posted by Rob Brown | October 29, 2009, 7:06 pm
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  3. F**k Telus. Those f**kers. I hope they burn.

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    Posted by Mister Powers | October 29, 2009, 8:55 pm
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  4. TELUS: “We don’t think the CRTC had any choice”..

    .. and once again neither do Canadians!

    I ask, how do these ownership guidelines serve the public’s best interests?

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    Posted by Emz | October 29, 2009, 10:13 pm
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  5. Relus, Togers, and Rell are all together in bed having a threesome.

    http://dissolvethecrtc.ca/

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    Posted by Telus Can Kiss My Ass | October 29, 2009, 10:32 pm
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  6. All Globalive need to do is apply to the law and then they will be able to deploy their network. that’s all.

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    Posted by patboy | October 30, 2009, 8:00 am
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  7. I love how comments instantly fill with hatred. While I agree that we need more competition, I don’t think we should do it at the cost of our own rules and regulations. The law states that the company must follow certain rules surrounding canadian ownership – in part to keep canadian money in Canadian hands. While I understand the decision has been made to allow GlobalLive to operate.. I completely disagree that this ruling should have been overturned, unless they did some serious revamping of their structure (which they did not).

    Be prepared for american big-players to start moving in now and bullying out the little guys. They’ll use the government’s overturning of this ruling as precedence. This is a decision we’ll regret later. We need the competition, but not so badly we should leave the rules in the garbage and open the door to what will surely be an american surge into canada.

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    Posted by jham23 | December 15, 2009, 2:26 am
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