Comments on: Telus taking a run at Globalive for foreign ownership http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/04/27/telus-taking-a-run-at-globalive-for-foreign-ownership/ Covering The Great Wireless North Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:15:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: bemused http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/04/27/telus-taking-a-run-at-globalive-for-foreign-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 bemused Thu, 28 May 2009 02:19:18 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=627#comment-1846 TELUS's request has taken on new life -- see <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-303.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Timetable is down near the bottom. TELUS's request has taken on new life — see here. Timetable is down near the bottom.

]]> By: bemused http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/04/27/telus-taking-a-run-at-globalive-for-foreign-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 bemused Wed, 27 May 2009 19:19:18 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=627#comment-1433 TELUS's request has taken on new life -- see <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-303.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Timetable is down near the bottom. TELUS's request has taken on new life — see here. Timetable is down near the bottom.

]]> By: Andrew Fergusson http://wirelessnorth.ca/2009/04/27/telus-taking-a-run-at-globalive-for-foreign-ownership/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Andrew Fergusson Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:33:20 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=627#comment-1401 This is the major problem with Canada's "Canada-only" ownership requirement. In essential primary-resource industry, such as energy, steel, successive Canadian governments have allowed wholesale privatization or sale. But for some reason (*coughhackeryhack*), major telecoms don't have to compete. The European model of telecommunications (a.k.a. no national ownership requirements) seems to be a boon for consumers, who have more choice, shorter contracts, better phone selection, and a substantially wider array of offered services (Skype, Mobile-Computer Tethering, RFID spoofing, Wireless Payments).<br><br>It's time we stop protecting our dinosaur-Telecoms, and welcome Vodaphone, 3, Orange, T-Mobile, and O2 the ability to compete on equal footing in Canada.<br><br>Shame on Telus! This is the major problem with Canada's “Canada-only” ownership requirement. In essential primary-resource industry, such as energy, steel, successive Canadian governments have allowed wholesale privatization or sale. But for some reason (*coughhackeryhack*), major telecoms don't have to compete. The European model of telecommunications (a.k.a. no national ownership requirements) seems to be a boon for consumers, who have more choice, shorter contracts, better phone selection, and a substantially wider array of offered services (Skype, Mobile-Computer Tethering, RFID spoofing, Wireless Payments).

It's time we stop protecting our dinosaur-Telecoms, and welcome Vodaphone, 3, Orange, T-Mobile, and O2 the ability to compete on equal footing in Canada.

Shame on Telus!

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