impending acquisition of Manitoba's regional telecommunications incumbent, , still needs approval by Canada's various regulators and government bodies, but the company's biggest test is with the province's own cellphone customers.
According to an interview with , Bell CEO Wade Oosterman says that while price changes are not guaranteed, service improvements are:
"I think it's way too early to speculate on (price changes). What I know with certainty is that quality will go up."
At the same time, Manitoba's own Premier, Brian Pallister, a member of the provincial Progressive Conservative party, supports the deal, noting, "We've had cheaper, limited services. Now we get better service."
Bell promises $1 billion in investment across the province over the next five years, including the filling of cellular dead zones, the beginnings of which have already begun in , near the Manitoba-North Dakota border.
According to an interview with , Bell CEO Wade Oosterman says that while price changes are not guaranteed, service improvements are:
"I think it's way too early to speculate on (price changes). What I know with certainty is that quality will go up."
At the same time, Manitoba's own Premier, Brian Pallister, a member of the provincial Progressive Conservative party, supports the deal, noting, "We've had cheaper, limited services. Now we get better service."
Bell promises $1 billion in investment across the province over the next five years, including the filling of cellular dead zones, the beginnings of which have already begun in , near the Manitoba-North Dakota border.