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03-03-2010, 11:35 AM
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#1 | | i like gifs
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| Federal government to open cellphone market to foreign ownership
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OTTAWA — Canada’s closed-shop telecommunications industry is being thrown open to foreign competition.
The government says in the throne speech that it intends to open the doors to allow foreign players into the market.
Details of the new policy shift will likely be announced in Thursday’s budget.
But analysts say such a measure would allow foreign giants such as U.S.-based Verizon to compete in Canada with the established wireless carriers, Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus.
Critics of the current system say the virtual monopoly of the Big Three has kept phone rates artificially high and slowed innovation.
But others say the measure is a first step that could lead to allowing foreign entities to own television and radio networks operating in Canada.
| About time! Hopefully this will get us away from our 3rd world country rank haha
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03-03-2010, 12:17 PM
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#2 | | ninja edits your posts without your knowledge
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FUCK!
WHY DID I JUST SIGN ON A FOR A NEW PLAN!
But knowing the government, it'll take a few more years in which case I will be able to negotiate an even better plan.
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03-03-2010, 12:22 PM
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#3 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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cheaper and better internet, mobile plan, and tv please.
kk thanks.
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03-03-2010, 02:00 PM
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#4 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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It's about time Canada. It's about time.
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03-03-2010, 02:18 PM
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#5 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Nice, no more getting robbed by the monopolies
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03-03-2010, 02:22 PM
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#6 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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good news !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03-03-2010, 02:25 PM
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#7 | | Fanboy
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Is 24hrs a reliable source?
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03-03-2010, 02:28 PM
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#8 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Does this mean we can finally use Japanese phones?!
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03-03-2010, 02:31 PM
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#9 | | they call me the snowman
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Isn't this all based on licenses?
So in effect, these guys can now play, but unless they buy current licenses, or wait until the CRTC releases the next batch, we're not going to see any changes.
Also, these guys are smart and won't leave 50% on the table. Like the latest carrier coming in, don't expect huge savings right away. But wait for competition to slowly eat away at the collusion.
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03-03-2010, 02:33 PM
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#10 | | The RS Anchorman
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Vodaphone, O2 etc... we need you......................
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03-03-2010, 02:34 PM
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#11 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Woo, my contract ends at the end of the month!
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03-03-2010, 02:38 PM
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#12 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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The flood of international companies and the completion of allowing other competition to come in will take atleast 2 years. I just signed a 3 year contract from Telus. By the time it's up it'll be perfect!
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03-03-2010, 03:43 PM
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#13 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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But we need to consider is our population density. One reason our wireless services are so expensive is because how spread out we are. So don't expect prices like in Asia anytime soon.
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03-03-2010, 04:40 PM
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#14 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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competition = good for consumers
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03-03-2010, 05:26 PM
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#15 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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3! Vodaphone! CSL! Orange! Verzion! T-mobile!
its about time
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03-03-2010, 05:54 PM
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#16 | | GO FLAMES GO
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now they just need to do the same with insurance i.e. ICBC
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03-03-2010, 05:55 PM
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#17 | | Raping Captured Dolphins since 2002 on EZ board days
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Originally Posted by Tegra_devil  now they just need to do the same with insurance i.e. ICBC | LOL so you can pay more for basic insurance?
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03-03-2010, 06:06 PM
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#18 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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i can foresee china mobile and china unicom coming here.
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03-03-2010, 06:25 PM
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#19 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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TV carriage rules will begin to change as well next year which is good news. The CRTC's approach under the Con's is to open everything up.
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03-03-2010, 07:46 PM
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#20 | | No Duplicate Accounts Allowed
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if only they did for ICBC. fuck you ICBC
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03-03-2010, 07:49 PM
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#21 | | I STILL don't get it
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Wonder how long it would take before I can get those ~$20 12gig/500min unlimited incoming calls, unlimited msg plans... Yep, we need some giant Asian telco asap to show the big 3 how its done.
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03-03-2010, 07:50 PM
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#22 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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yeah right,
any of you go get a quote from alberta/ontario and you'll run back to ICBC
unless you are over 28 years old
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03-03-2010, 08:22 PM
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#23 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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lol time to sell your rogers shares lol. Great news for us, but kinda bad for wind mobile. didnt they pay $400 mil to get into canada?
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03-04-2010, 08:27 AM
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#24 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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03-04-2010, 08:42 AM
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#25 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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^ this
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