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Globalive “evaluating options”, Telus says CRTC made the right call

TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Calling it “a bad day for Canadians and wireless competition in Canada”, Globalive may be down, but it doesn’t sound like they’re entirely out of the wireless industry in Canada.After learning that the CRTC found it to be non-compliant with Canadian ownership and control requirements, the company said in a statement that “Wind Mobile will be delayed in becoming Canada’s newest competitive wireless operator in over a decade.”It also expressed surprise that the Commission’s decision would be “at odds” with Industry Canada.“Having already received approval from Industry Canada, we are extremely disappointed that the CRTC has come...