Canadian Wireless Oligopoly Supports "Competit

thatwouldbeme writes: CTWA, a coalition purporting to represent "the interests of wireless companies large and small" is using an ad campaign to fight the proposed introduction of a new wireless competitor in the 2008 Canadian wireless spectrum auction. The organization, considered to essentially represent the three largest wireless providers in Canada(Telus, BCE, and Rogers) is running ads with slogans such as "Don't let your tax dollars subsidize big business", and claims that real competition would consist of an unregulated bid for the spectrum. Unsurprising, since in the 2001 auction these 'Big Three' were able to use their extensive bankrolls to capture the vast majority of frequencies, with even the small slice acquired by a smaller carrier ultimately being resold to BCE. The genuine grassroots response to this situation can be found here.