Jim Prentice

                   

Windfall Jim has a bounty to spend

impolitical.blogspot.com     Jul 22, 2008          

"Government not sure how to spend wireless windfall." I think we can safely predict where this windfall will be going: The federal government has not decided what to do with a $4.3-billion windfall from the wireless spectrum...                    

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cbc.ca: Minister of Industry Jim Prentice declined to say how the spectrum auction proceeds will be spent. cbc.ca

Canada Industry Min Sees Wireless Competition,Lower Prices

cellular-news.com     Jul 22, 2008   31 related          

Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice Tuesday predicted greater competition and lower prices in the wireless market in a year, after the government's auction of advanced wireless spectrum which saw the entry of several new...                    

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Ottawa ponders use of telco cash

theglobeandmail.com     Jul 22, 2008          

SIMON AVERY Globe and Mail Update The federal government's haul from its auction of wireless spectrum licences so exceeded expectations that officials have not yet figured out what to do with all the cash. Bell Canada, Rogers...                    

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ctv.ca: Industry Minister Jim Prentice announces the government will auction wireless spectrum in Toronto, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2007. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS) ctv.ca

Cellphone market faces shakeup as new and old players bid $4.25B for spectrum

cjbk.com     Jul 22, 2008   8 related          

By: Julian Beltrame, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The federal government's wireless spectrum auction concluded Monday with 15 firms - current and prospective entrants - bidding a surprising $4.25 billion for bandwidth space...                    

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Murray on the C-61 Lowdown

michaelgeist.ca     Jul 22, 2008   4 related          

Queen's prof Laura Murray's recent talk on the C-61 lowdown has been that Industry Minister Jim Prentice has been ordered to change his chief of staff. Jean-Sebastien Rioux is out and Stephen Kelly, who was the senior policy...                    

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Prentice and the Pancake Protest

michaelgeist.ca     Jul 22, 2008   5 related          

that Industry Minister Jim Prentice has been ordered to change his chief of staff. Jean-Sebastien Rioux is out and Stephen Kelly, who was the senior policy person and the lead on copyright, is in. A Prentice spokesperson...                    

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Jim Prentice and the Pancake Protest

macleans.ca     Jul 22, 2008          

Jim Prentice held his annual Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast in the parking lot of the Italian restaurant Osteria de Medici, the same location former PM Joe Clark used to host his pancake breakfasts. But this year, the...                    

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cbc.ca: Globalive CEO Anthony Lacavera is backed by heavyweight telecommunications investors from Egypt and Iceland. cbc.ca

Canada Radio Spectrum Auction Finishes - Raises C$4.25 Billion

cellular-news.com     Jul 21, 2008   27 related          

The Canadian government's auction of wireless spectrum raised a total of C$4.25 billion when it ended after 331 rounds Monday, according to Industry Canada's Web site. The amount raised is considerably larger than the C$1.5...                    

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Ministers Prentice and MacKay Congratulate Canadian Participants at Farnborough International...

tmcnet.com     Jul 21, 2008   4 related          

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, July 21 / MARKET WIRE/ -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today congratulated...                    

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What are you expecting from the new cellphone service providers?

cbc.ca     Jul 21, 2008          

The government is $4.2 billion richer with the conclusion of the cellphone spectrum auction on Monday, while customers stand to win as five new companies are now well positioned to launch services over the next few years. The...                    

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