TELUS today cleared the last hurdle in its plan to acquire Public Mobile when it received a “No Action Letter (NAL)” from Canada’s Competition Bureau. In its statement, the Competition Bureau explained that it had determined that “the proposed transaction is unlikely to substantially lessen or prevent competition in the sale of mobile wireless telecommunications services in Southern Ontario and […]
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Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile launch Black Friday sales
Like Bell, Mobilicity and Virgin Mobile, Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile have kicked off their Black Friday sales a day early. Rogers is offering a number of smartphones for CA$0.00 when you sign up for a two-year contract. You have the choice of the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, Google Nexus 5 and LG G2. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 […]
TELUS to acquire Public Mobile in “client-focused transaction”
Telus today announced that it will acquire Public Mobile, a smaller carrier that operated in Ontario and Quebec. The deal includes the carrier’s 280,000 wireless customers as well as the spectrum licenses it acquired back in 2008. “Following our review of strategic options for our organization, TELUS stood out as the company most committed to strong customer service and innovation. We […]
Public Mobile launches Kyocera Rise QWERTY slider
Public Mobile today announced the launch of a new smartphone, the Kyocera Rise. It is an entry-level Android 4.0 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Kyocera Rise specifications: Processor: 1GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 Operating system: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Cellular connectivity: CDMA Display: 3.5-inch HVGA (320×480) Input: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen Memory: 512MB RAM Storage: 2GB onboard […]
Public Mobile announces Siren Music unlimited mobile service
Public Mobile today announced that it will soon launch a new unlimited mobile music service. Called Siren, the service is powered by Livewire and will launch on August 16th. “Siren music lets you download all the songs you want and listen to them on your Android smartphone, anywhere, anytime,” said Alek Krstajic, CEO of Public Mobile. “Other carriers have per-track […]
Globalive wins foreign ownership court battle
Globalive, WIND Mobile’s parent company, will not be headed to court after Canada’s Supreme Court dismissed Public Mobile’s suit over its ownership status. Needless to say, WIND Mobile’s CEO, Tony Lacavera, was pleased with the news: We’re extremely pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision, which will allow us to tie off this loose end and continue working with the best […]
Public Mobile and WIND Mobile to pass on upcoming wireless auction?
The Canadian government has yet to announce the rules that will govern the next spectrum auction but two carriers are already threatening to sit out the auction. Public Mobile and WIND Mobile today warned that they could skip the auction if Industry Canada does not set aside spectrum for smaller players. “We’re not suicidal,” Wind Mobile’s CEO Anthony Lacavera said […]
Public Mobile tops 199,000 subscribers
It seems like the last quarter of 2011 was good not only to WIND Mobile but also to Public Mobile. In a report that indicates that Public Mobile will increase rates in a bid to become profitable, it was revealed that the value-conscious carrier now also has 199,000 subscribers. It was only last November that the carrier announced it had […]