Update: Quote of the Day: Sawiris on Globalive “We think the ruling will be overruled.”

We posted this quote earlier today and thought it was the quote of the day, and we have some updates.

Orascom Telecom, the organization that has invested into new wireless player Globalive (WIND Mobile) is confident that the ruling by the CRTC will be overruled and they will start operating before the year end. At a media conference in Cairo, Orascom Chairman Naguib Sawiris said “We are optimistic about getting up and running after resolving issues with the regulator… We think the ruling will be overruled.”

In an article by Reuters, they go into a further details than the above Bloomberg quote. Chairman Naguib Sawiris said they still aim to launch the WIND brand “We are set to launch before Christmas… There were some barriers to our control over the company there. We are not controlling the company and are sticking to all their terms”.

This sounds a little bit more on track as Industry Minister Tony Clement is still looking for insight to make his final decision on if the new wireless carrier will be given the green light to launch. There is no official confirmed date of when his decision will be announced.

Yesterday we wrote that Chris Robbins, CCO (Chief Customer Officer) of WIND stated on their company blog that they are “not about selling out. We’ve always been about being here for the long term, not – like some of the other potential new entrants – about a quick sale to one of the incumbents. We’ve been listening to Canadians for over a year as we’ve built out a network, and stores and services and platforms. Our goal is to be here to stay”.

Even Globalive Chairman Tony Lacavera has been quoted this week “I don’t intend to give up now.”

Via: Bloomberg

Via: Reuters