Ottawa Congress heard my cries - Initiating Wireless Provider Competition in Canada

Again, I don't think the Ottawa Congress (Parliament, The Big Guns, whatever you call them...) didn’t heard me specifically, but heard the cries of tons of people like me. 

We want more competitive rates in Canada, not just for wireless carriers but for all consumer products. Canada is a lot expensive compared to the United States when it comes to almost everything food, clothes, electronics, cars...accept maybe lumber.
But for now, we will have to settle for and see how the competition ensues in the wireless sector.

According to the CBC article - Ottawa opens up wireless industry to more competition, they’ve decided to open up the radio airwaves and allow new competition to step in. The auctioning process will begin May 27, 2008 and new providers could start selling their business as early as the end of 2008; co-incidentally that’s when my contract with Rogers ends. By that time, I am hoping some new and amazing phones and technologies will have trickled into Canada that I could better spend some money on – rather than $50 a month for a garbage plan, where my evening minutes start at 8.

There are a few companies who are interested in stepping into the wireless business in Canada and they are: Quebecor, Shaw, MTS Allstream. I would be surprised if some of the US competitors stepped in and tried there hand at winning some airwaves – especially if they can bring some of their cheaper rates with them. So come on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel – step up and take chances… Canadians are waiting for you.

If by chance one of the US competitors were to win, Canada would start seeing the release of new phones along side their release in the US. The new iPhone could be released simultaneously in Canada and the US. Wouldn’t that be a change for once?

This would also put a bit of a scare in the minds of the current competitors – Rogers, Bell and Telus. Your days of offering monopolistic services are over – look out, competition is on it’s way.