Bell, Telus to offer iPhone in November: Report
The The Globe and Mail has a story saying Bell / Telus will launch their new HSPA 3G network next month.
From the story:
BCE Inc.'s (BCE-T26.300.250.96%) Bell Canada and Telus Corp. (T-T33.96-0.12-0.35%)Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI.B-T28.95-0.14-0.48%) has held for more than a year. will begin selling the iPhone next month, breaking the stranglehold on the device that their rival
Both carriers hope the addition of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL-Q186.021.120.61%) groundbreaking smart phone to their lineups will help them sign up higher-value customers and shift the balance of power in Canada's mobile market.
Bell announced on Monday that it will launch in November, months ahead of schedule, the next-generation wireless network it has been building with Telus. The build-out extends the companies' existing 3G (third generation) network to include the same technology standard employed by Rogers, the nation's largest cellphone company.
This is exactly what I hoped for. Now, with all three offering the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, we may see some serious competition when it comes to data plan / service plan pricing.
For Rogers, the time is now to both improve pricing and service as their technological lead erodes.
