So, it seems that Verizon and their interest in the Canadian market have Bell, Telus, and Rogers looking over their shoulders now that the American cell phone carrier has admitted that they’re interested in coming to Canada:
“We continue to explore and have discussions, but at this point it’s really just an exploratory exercise,” said Verizon’s chief financial officer Francis Shammo during a conference call Thursday.
Interesting. Just this mere interest has caused a reaction from the big three. Take Telus for example:
Telus Corp. called on Industry Canada to level the playing field so that a “foreign behemoth” like Verizon doesn’t have an unfair advantage over incumbent Canadian carriers.
“We welcome competing with anyone, even an international giant such as the Verizon organization,” said Josh Blair, the company’s chief corporate officer.
“We just believe it needs to be on a fair basis and on a level playing field. They should be treated the same way as Telus or Bell or Rogers when it comes to the acquisition of spectrum, for example.”
Telus might be saying this, but you can bet Bell and Rogers are thinking it too.
If Telus truly wanted to compete with anyone including “an international giant such as the Verizon organization” then they would just do so. They’d provide the best product at the best prices with the best customer service. But clearly the prospect of Verizon taking their breakfast, lunch and dinner has them concerned. Thus they want to get Industry Canada to have their backs. I for one hope that never happens and we see Verizon change the Canadian cell phone market for the better.
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Verizon’s Interest In Canada Make Big Three Carriers Sweat
So, it seems that Verizon and their interest in the Canadian market have Bell, Telus, and Rogers looking over their shoulders now that the American cell phone carrier has admitted that they’re interested in coming to Canada:
“We continue to explore and have discussions, but at this point it’s really just an exploratory exercise,” said Verizon’s chief financial officer Francis Shammo during a conference call Thursday.
Interesting. Just this mere interest has caused a reaction from the big three. Take Telus for example:
Telus Corp. called on Industry Canada to level the playing field so that a “foreign behemoth” like Verizon doesn’t have an unfair advantage over incumbent Canadian carriers.
“We welcome competing with anyone, even an international giant such as the Verizon organization,” said Josh Blair, the company’s chief corporate officer.
“We just believe it needs to be on a fair basis and on a level playing field. They should be treated the same way as Telus or Bell or Rogers when it comes to the acquisition of spectrum, for example.”
Telus might be saying this, but you can bet Bell and Rogers are thinking it too.
If Telus truly wanted to compete with anyone including “an international giant such as the Verizon organization” then they would just do so. They’d provide the best product at the best prices with the best customer service. But clearly the prospect of Verizon taking their breakfast, lunch and dinner has them concerned. Thus they want to get Industry Canada to have their backs. I for one hope that never happens and we see Verizon change the Canadian cell phone market for the better.
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