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COMMENTARY: Wireless upheaval

CANADA'S BIG THREE wireless carriers have been repeatedly quick to say that they expect a minimal impact on their businesses when wireless number portability takes effect on March 14th. The Bell-to-Bell free calling deal announced last week by Bell Canada is meant to mitigate the negative effects, as are the myriad contracts that Telus, Rogers and Bell force customers to sign for terms of up to three years.So while they are all expecting some increased churn, on the surface Canadian wireless executives seem pretty calm about the removal of the most significant barrier preventing customers from switching providers unless they...