WIND Mobile in Canada Given the Green Light to Start Service

[Mobile Mike]

Full Article: Globalive's entry boon for consumers: Clement

OTTAWA -- Industry Minister Tony Clement said Friday the federal government would overrule the federal telecom regulator and allow Globalive Wireless Management Corp. to offer cellphone service in Canada. "We have concluded through normal review that Globalive meets the Canadian ownership and control requirements," Mr. Clement said in a press conference Friday morning. The much-anticipated announcement comes six weeks after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission denied Globalive's bid to be the country's fourth-biggest wireless operator. The CRTC initially said Globalive's corporate structure violated foreign-ownership rules, as Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding SAE held too much control through debt financing. The decision is expected to be a blow to the big three wireless providers -- Rogers Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and Telus Corp. -- as they fought to keep Globalive out of the Canadian market.

This is very good news for Canadian wireless customers and for benefit of more mobile competition in Canada.

[tbaker]

This is great news? Is this a nation wide service provider? Do they offer data as well?

[Mobile Mike]

Originally Posted by tbaker This is great news? Is this a nation wide service provider? Do they offer data as well?

This will give you more info: Wind Mobile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The short answers are: Yes to data, and eventually as a nationwide provider. They launched in Toronto and Calgary, and have plans to launch in other cities and metros in the coming months. They should be operating in Vancouver before the Winter Olympics start.

[IamtheCellplanMan]

Only negatives I'm seeing is:

1. Lack of iphone
2. Too "new" of a company... some strange reason Canadians tend to be loyal unless they got pissed off