UPDATE 1-Canada court overturns gov't ruling on Globalive
TORONTO Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Canadian court struck down a government decision on Friday that had allowed Globalive's Wind Mobile unit to operate a wireless service in the country.
The Federal Court judgment said the government's decision to overturn an earlier ruling by the federal telecoms regulator was "null and void in that it was determined on a basis in law not provided for in the Telecommunications Act."
The court decision will not go into effect for 45 days.
The regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, had originally ruled that Wind Mobile was not allowed to operate as it was not sufficiently Canadian-owned due to its financial backing from Egypt's Orascom Telecom (ORTE.CA).
Wind Mobile launched in December 2009, soon after the CRTC was overruled by the federal government.
The case, T-26-10, was brought by rival Public Mobile who, like Globalive, bought wireless spectrum in a 2008 government auction. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp; editing by Rob Wilson)
Friday, February 4, 2011
Federal Court to Harper: Go suck Wind
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What da ef? Doesn't Mr. Nope make the rules?
What hope is there, if some effing unelected judge can over-rule our elected Minority Grand Rule-maker, eh?
Globe says "A Federal Court ruling has thrown into question the future of Globalive’s Wind Mobile cellular service and established a check on the broad powers of cabinet in government."
What twaddle! PM Harper did not do his homework. He has a whole Justice Dept ready, willing and able to tell him how and why and which way the Court will jump. Does he use this expertise?
No; Prime Messy Harper is Canada's expert on everything.
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