In a speech that I am sure got the attention of execs at Rogers, Telus, and Bell, Pierre Dion, CEO of Quebecor which is the parent company of Quebec based Videotron had this to say during the Canadian Telecom Summit which was promptly quoted in a press release that the company just put out:
“Our vision is to provide Canadians with a new high quality, low-cost wireless choice and real wireless competition,” said Mr. Dion. “We aim to deliver real low-cost wireless plans for consumers, real wireless competition, and a real new offering in the Canadian marketplace. Under the right conditions, we are ready, willing and able to become Canada’s “fourth wireless competitor.”
Seeing as they bought a ton of spectrum across Canada, you shouldn’t take that as being bravado. Videotron already makes life miserable in Quebec for the big three. One thing that he did point out is this fact that keeps new entrants at bay:
Critical to the vision is an urgent need for a fair and competitive federally regulated roaming policy. The current regulatory landscape favours the incumbent wireless players in Canada. According the Competition Bureau of Canada, incumbent players have used the roaming policy as a “strategic tool to eliminate or reduce the competitive pressure…in Canadian mobile wireless markets.”
Independent research conducted by the SeaBoard Group suggests that roaming rates charged by the incumbents to new entrants can be many times more than even the lower interim rates established by Industry Canada in the recent Budget Implementation bill.
“With a fair, competitive and level playing field on roaming, the stage will be set for a new era of consumer choice in Canada. It will benefit consumers, small businesses, and the economy at large,” added Mr. Dion. “It will be the dawn of a new sustainable and viable low-cost wireless service.”
True. It’s currently cheaper (via Wind) to roam in the US than in many parts of Canada. That needs to change. But in the here and now, you can bet that this has execs at the big three scrambling to counter this so that customers don’t defect to them when they arrive in the rest of Canada.
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Videotron Signals It’s Ready To Go Toe To Toe With The Big Three Nationwide
In a speech that I am sure got the attention of execs at Rogers, Telus, and Bell, Pierre Dion, CEO of Quebecor which is the parent company of Quebec based Videotron had this to say during the Canadian Telecom Summit which was promptly quoted in a press release that the company just put out:
“Our vision is to provide Canadians with a new high quality, low-cost wireless choice and real wireless competition,” said Mr. Dion. “We aim to deliver real low-cost wireless plans for consumers, real wireless competition, and a real new offering in the Canadian marketplace. Under the right conditions, we are ready, willing and able to become Canada’s “fourth wireless competitor.”
Seeing as they bought a ton of spectrum across Canada, you shouldn’t take that as being bravado. Videotron already makes life miserable in Quebec for the big three. One thing that he did point out is this fact that keeps new entrants at bay:
Critical to the vision is an urgent need for a fair and competitive federally regulated roaming policy. The current regulatory landscape favours the incumbent wireless players in Canada. According the Competition Bureau of Canada, incumbent players have used the roaming policy as a “strategic tool to eliminate or reduce the competitive pressure…in Canadian mobile wireless markets.”
Independent research conducted by the SeaBoard Group suggests that roaming rates charged by the incumbents to new entrants can be many times more than even the lower interim rates established by Industry Canada in the recent Budget Implementation bill.
“With a fair, competitive and level playing field on roaming, the stage will be set for a new era of consumer choice in Canada. It will benefit consumers, small businesses, and the economy at large,” added Mr. Dion. “It will be the dawn of a new sustainable and viable low-cost wireless service.”
True. It’s currently cheaper (via Wind) to roam in the US than in many parts of Canada. That needs to change. But in the here and now, you can bet that this has execs at the big three scrambling to counter this so that customers don’t defect to them when they arrive in the rest of Canada.
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