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Wind Mobile slashes roaming rates

TORONTO – Wind Mobile has cut its roaming rates for customers in Canada and the U.S. by up to 95% amidst pressure on the wireless industry from the federal government to lower rates on wholesale domestic roaming.The new wireless entrant said Thursday that its rates are now 15₵/minute for talk (formally 20₵), 5₵/message for text (down from 15₵) and data is now 5₵/MB (previously $1).  Wind also said that it has plans to launch faster HSPA+ roaming in Canada.“Our new domestic roaming rates and roaming network speeds give our customers the freedom to use their phone while travelling anywhere across Canada and...