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The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: On regs, competition and it’s Shaw row – Vonage Canada president Bill Rainey

THE TECHNOLOGY IS the easy part. Everything else is maybe just a bit frustrating. The regulatory landscape for voice over Internet protocol, Vonage Canada's raison d'etre, may be changing underfoot and the company has had its share of scrapes with incumbent telcos and cable companies. A particularly bitter one with Shaw Communications is still active in the courts and in front of the Commission, as we've reported. Through it all, Vonage's chief Canadian executive, president Bill Rainey, seems pretty upbeat. The former Group Telecom and Telus executive and manager is convinced he can beat the bundle being offered by telecom...