Existing Cell Carrier Companies are pooh-poohing the Industry Minister Jim Prentice for opening new ‘wireless air wave bands” that can be bid on ONLY by new entrants to the market. Hooray Jim, way to go!!!

Comments from the existing Cell Carriers:
- “The Canadian Tax Payer is being undersold – as bidding prices would be higher in a - Free-Market bid.” Too bad – the taxpayer is the ‘public’ and the US model proves – force competition and the public wins! – It’s a small federal government revenue loss to stimulate competition – support it! ((Besides the Fed will get funds when they sell off Federally owned real estate to private ownership – cause somehow private ownership can afford a deal that the Feds can’t – but that’s another story))
- “New entrants don’t really want to build a working network – they want to license squat.” Maybe – but there’s two solutions there – think like a property developer – “lights-on clause” use it, or lose it. And besides remember two companies called Fido and Clearnet – owned by the “Boys” today and at relative bargain acquisition costs.
- “But this is unfair to existing “players”. Oh please
- “Oh but how will existing carriers ever afford new technologies for a better Canadian wireless experience?” Somehow I’m just not worried about that - competition usually keeps these advances in-check.

The IPhone isn’t in Canada because of what it would do to existing profitability of cost matrixes – let’s look and give Kudos to Industry Minister Jim Prentice for at least the appearance of giving the landscape new competitive spirits. As the consumer wins, so to does business and business knows it. But it’s a long term win – and today biz is all about short term everything.