CTS 2010: Still upset after regulatory battles, but Globalive has lots in common with incumbents now

TORONTO – It was easy to see Wednesday that Tony Lacavera was really stung by the critics who decried the level of Canadian-ness of his company.No less than seven times in his speech to the Canadian Telecom Summit did the Globalive/Wind CEO feel the need to insist upon the new wireless carrier’s Canuck bona fides.“I won’t shy away from saying that Globalive is a Canadian company... truly a brainchild of Canadians... created by and for Canadians,” he said during his speech.Lacavera rehashed the 2009 regulatory battles, lashing out at the incumbent operators which used every tactic in their arsenal to...