Tyler Hamilton has an interesting posting about the need for local number portability in Canada's wireless market. He believes LNP is important for the wireless industry to stay competitive and encourage carriers to launch new features while offering consumers lower prices.
With Rogers' $1.4-billion purchase of Microcell Telecommunications last year, the industry obtained some pricing stability but lost one of its most innovative and disruptive players. Virgin is expected to jump into the market soon but it's a joint venture with Bell Canada so I wouldn't expect too much excitement there in terms of pricing. Then again, Richard Branson is his own man so maybe Virgin will take over Microcell's role as the industry's troublemaker.