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Moore to make a wireless announcement Thursday at 4 p.m.

VANCOUVER – Industry Minister James Moore’s office announced Wednesday afternoon the minister will announce “new measures to deliver more choice, lower prices and better service in Canada's wireless industry.”While there’s been no official word on the substance of the announcement, most are speculating it will relate to spectrum, likely the final rules on the AWS-3 auction coming in March, as well as further developments on the 3500 MHz band policy changes and perhaps a consult on AWS-4. The minister could even mention the 600 MHz band – which is currently in use by television broadcasters and is being auctioned off...