Lower wireless prices have become an election promise for the Liberals, the NDP and the Greens. But it’s not clear what these pledges would mean for competition in the wireless sector.
For the next few weeks, Down to Business will discuss business issues taking centre stage in the federal election. Telecom is in the hot seat this week. Anthony Lacavera, the founder of Wind Mobile and private equity firm Globalive Capital, talks to host Emily Jackson about his experience starting a wireless company, the state of competition right now and what he thinks the government should focus on instead of pricing.
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theemilyjackson Really enjoyed this interview, and learned a lot. I always wondered how the other non-legacy mobile operators came to market.
theemilyjackson Excellent interview Emily!