Last week, OpenMedia.ca – the non-profit organization that successfully rallied half a million Canadians on the usage-based billing issue last year – launched a new campaign in support of wireless competition. They are inviting all Canadians to sign a petition to ask Industry Minister Paradis and Prime Minister Harper to set spectrum aside for new entrants at the upcoming wireless spectrum auction.
Since the campaign launched, they’ve already obtained 38,000 signatures and a fair bit of media attention, but they still need our help. As members of WIND’s community, you’ve been a part of the ongoing battle to create a real wireless choice for Canadians by participating in the conversation. A lot of you have also been able to enjoy the benefits of wireless competition firsthand by signing up with WIND. We can’t thank you enough for your support, but all of our progress is in jeopardy if the government does not set aside wireless spectrum for new entrants at the next auction.
As I mentioned in September when I wrote about Rogers’ campaign for a ‘fair and open’ auction, it is the current and potential competitors to the “Big Three” that need this spectrum to keep competition alive in Canada, allowing companies like WIND to continue to offer choice and value to Canadians. Although the incumbents may claim to want to build out their rural networks you have to ask yourself, since so much of their spectrum is currently unused, why haven’t they done this already? The incumbents clearly want to buy up any available spectrum in order to keep it away from their competition.
The future of wireless competition at risk but it’s not too late to take a stand. By signing the petition, you’re letting the government know that you will not sit by and allow cell phone prices to increase, customer service to deteriorate and unfair practices – like hidden fees – to continue. I encourage all of you to visit http://stopthesqueeze.ca/, sign the petition and share it with your networks through Facebook and Twitter. Together we can make sure that we are heard and that wireless competition in Canada is here to stay.
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I have signed the petition Tony!
show some support for WIND!
Also signed and shared on facebook.
Curious, if the federal gov’t does set aside spectrum for new entrants like Wind, does that mean you’ll finally be able to offer service in Quebec?
Sick and tired of the three
I’ll sign it…IF WIND gets out of Canada.Worst service of ANY Provider,Hands Down.
I’ve had great service through Wind, to be honest. I’ll sign.
Are you an idiot or just trolling?
Probably both.
Tony, I believe your third link is broken. The URL I’m using is http://www.openmedia.ca/squeeze
Thanks, the squeeze domain seems to be down for me too.
Entire site seems to be down right now. Too many people trying to sign the petition or robellus hacked the site…
Or just site maintenance…
…Or they’ve gone off-line (dark) today like Wikipedia and others to support opposition to the American legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). So sign the petition tomorrow.
I think every Wind costumer should sign the petition. There is one common reason for all of us to be here. We do not want the big three.
I signed and then e-mailed 5 people asking them to sign the petition too. ALL were only too happy to do so. Two of them are already loyal WIND customers for over a year.
Go Wind go!
Signed!
Signed petition.
Now go and stick it to ROBELUS!
I’m looking into WIND. After the one year at $29.95, has the cost gone up ? As I understand the use of the phone is proprietary to the carrier unless you jailbreak it…
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