| Industry | telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Area served | Canada |
| Parent | Orascom Telecom Holding |
| Divisions | WIND Mobile |
| Website | globalive.ca |
Globalive Communications Corporation is a Canadian telecommunications provider based in Toronto. Originally founded in 1998 by offering services over pre-established telephone networks, it is best known for its "Yak" and "LooneyCall" long-distance plans.
In 2008, Globalive successfully made a purchase in Industry Canada's radio spectrum auction, allowing the company to launch a national cell phone network in Canada.
Globalive's plans were cast into doubt by an unfavourable decision by Canada's telecommunications regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which ruled that the company failed to meet regulatory requirements for Canadian ownership.[1] On December 11, 2009, Tony Clement, the Industry Minister, overturned the CRTC decision, allowing Globalive to enter the Canadian cell phone market.[2]
Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egypt based company, owns 65 per cent of the equity issued by Globalive Wireless and most of the debt.[3][4]
On August 11, 2009 Globalive announced their new brand identity for the wireless services as WIND Mobile,[5] which was launched on December 16, 2009 in Toronto, a few days after the federal government's announcement of the 'varied' CRTC decision.[6]
Globalive successfully launched its Wireless phone services in December 2009, in Toronto, and Calgary. Launching Edmonton and Ottawa soon after followed by Vancouver in June 2010.
On February 4 2011, a Federal court reversed the decision by Industry Minister Tony Clement, stating that Globalive isn't controlled by Canadians. They were given a 45 day stay in which to file an appeal.[7]
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