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WIND Mobile confirms participation in 700MHz spectrum auction

WIND Mobile

Another of Canada’s newer and smaller carriers has confirmed its entry for the 2014 700MHz spectrum auction. Following Public Mobile’s confirmation back in June, WIND Mobile today announced that it will also take part in the upcoming auction. In an email statement, the carrier said: “WIND Mobile would like to announce its intention to enter the 700 Mhz auction. We […]

WIND Mobile tops 620,000 subscribers

WIND Mobile

With the posting of Orascom Telecom’s second quarter financial results, we have once again gotten a glimpse at how WIND Mobile is faring in Canada. The Canadian carrier added 18,732 subscribers during the quarter to top the 620,000 subscriber mark at the end of the quarter. This is up over 35% from just over 450,000 subscribers the same quarter a […]

Canadian wireless subscribers top 27 million in 2011

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released its annual overview of the Canadian communications sector. The latest edition of the Communications Monitoring Report looks at Canada’s various communications services including television, radio, the Internet, and wireless services in 2011. Canada now has 27.4 million million subscribers, 6% more than in 2010 when there were 25.8 million. Rogers, Bell, […]

WIND Mobile tops 450,000 subscribers at end of Q2 2012

WIND Mobile continues to pick up subscribers, adding another 41,522 over the past quarter. According to Orascom Telecom’s latest financial results, the Canadian carrier now has 456,886 in total, up from 415,364 in Q1 2012. According to the filing: The company maintained a special focus on handsets, continuing to target the needs of its “Value Plus” customer segment. WIND Mobile […]

Thousands switch to Mobilicity during National Break Your Wireless Contract Day weekend

Mobilicity yesterday declared its “National Break Your Wireless Contract Day” weekend sales event a success. “Everyone at Mobilicity, from our dealer principals and part-time store staff to our team at head office wanted to personally thank Canada for making National Break Your Wireless Contract Day a big success,” said Mobilicity Chief Customer Officer Anthony Booth. “Thank you for your support […]