Wind Mobile wants to buy Mobilicity to create a fourth national carrier

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Globalive and WIND Mobile chairman Anthony Lacavera claps during a press conference in Toronto on December 11, 2009. Wind Mobile would like to open talks to buy Mobilicity in a bid to create a fourth national wireless competitor, Lacavera said Wednesday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

MONTREAL – Wind Mobile says it’s the logical buyer for struggling carrier Mobilicity.

Wind Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera says the two new carriers combined would make a fourth national wireless competitor.

Lacavera says Wind is already the fourth-largest wireless carrier in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta and with Mobilicity’s spectrum it could build out a faster, next-generation network.

Ottawa is blocking a $380-million deal to sell Mobilicity to Telus Corp. (TSX:T) and says it will continue to prohibit spectrum transfers that would limit competition.

Industry Minister Christian Paradis has said the government will use all the tools at its disposal to ensure there are at least four wireless competitors in every region of Canada.

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