Sunday, February 26, 2006

Canada: A Fourth National Wireless Carrier?

Catherine McLean writes in The Globe and Mail:

Word in the wireless business is there's a ghost loose in the industry.

The market is abuzz with speculation the federal government may recommend creating a fourth national wireless carrier. It's seen as a way for Ottawa to stimulate competition — the percentage of Canadians with cellphone service lags the United States and other countries.

A current telecom policy review, led by a three-member panel, could be the platform to bring a fourth wireless player to the market, observers say. But they caution that such a development would take a few years to have an impact.

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