Cable / Telecom News

Lacavera’s message to incumbents: Don’t blame the government, blame yourselves

TORONTO – Tony Lacavera said he would have been happy to just ignore the “ridiculous” campaign waged by Canada’s incumbents about the supposed unfairness of the government’s 700 MHz auction rules. That changed, however, once the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association joined the fray with messaging supporting the incumbents arguments. In a post on Wind Mobile’s blog Tuesday, Lacavera weighed in with his own take on what competition from a U.S. carrier might mean for Canada’s wireless industry. “I decided to correct the gross misrepresentations that they’re making in the marketplace,” said Lacavera. Wind Mobile, along with Public Mobile and Mobilicity,...