Wireless Roaming and Daniel Bader

Daniel Bader: ET on Tuesday, the CRTC ruled on the issue of wireless roaming rates, according to CBC. Such rates are considered key to increasing competition in the wireless market because they allow smaller players to pay to give their customers temporary access to the incumbents' networks until their own infrastructure can be built up. Just after stock markets closed at 4 p.m. This is going to affect mobile prices in ways we haven't seen yet— Technology writer Daniel Bader A federal law had previously set a cap on the amount that the big companies can charge, but that rule was only meant to be temporary until the CRTC could provide permanent clarity on the issue. Wireless roaming fees will be capped, CRTC hints Smaller regional wireless companies, including Saskatchewan Sask Tel and MTS in Manitoba, had told the commission that previous regulations imposed by the federal government meant that they had to let Telus, Rogers and Bell use their networks at a discount. Although the new rates do not directly affect what companies charge their customers, the ruling is designed to encourage those companies to pass the savings on to their customers. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.