Federal court kills Tory Wind Mobile decision
It’s been a busy week for the Federal government and the CRTC. The latest is that Federal Court judge Roger Hughes has struck down 2009 Tory decision to overrule the CRTC when it comes to Globalive, best known as new mobile carrier Wind Mobile. The appeal to Federal Court was launched by new entrant rival Public Mobile, which claimed that the government had overstepped its bounds in allowing Wind to launch even though it didn’t meet CRTC Canadian ownership regulations.
The judge has instituted a 45 day stay, which lets Wind stay in operation, and gives the carrier a chance to go back to the CRTC for another round of rulings. It seems the government and the CRTC are continuously going to be butting heads. How this pans out for Wind Mobile over the next couple of months should be interesting.
There have been rumours of new carrier mergers almost since they launched. I’m just saying…
[via The Globe and Mail]
