TORONTO, ON – May 16, 2012 – WIND Mobile knows that the best things in life are free. Tomorrow it will help Canadians to stretch their dollars even further by allowing them to choose a free add-on when activating its $40 Plan.

“There’s nothing more transparent than something being free,” said Nisha Amin, Senior Manager Media and PR, WIND Mobile. “For only $40 a month, WIND customers can enjoy unlimited Canada-wide talk, text and data and can add one of our two most popular add-ons like Voicemail plus or World Saver free of charge, all on a $0 phone with no term contract!”

The World Saver is a valuable add-on providing users with unlimited international text and international calling rates to over 200 countries across the world starting at only once cent a minute.

“Both add-ons are regularly priced at $8 a month and with this great promotion customers can save almost $100 a year,” said Amin. “The offer keeps generating value for as long as they are a WIND customer.”

The complimentary add-ons continue to support WIND Mobile’s goal of focusing on higher value postpaid segments, now accounting for over 40% of the base, which recently climbed to well over 430,000 active customers.

The ad-ons become available across all participating locations on Thursday May 17th, and the offer will continue until Monday June 4th.

About WIND Mobile
WIND Mobile provides voice, text and data services to Canadians on a next-generation wireless network and is committed to offering a level of wireless service presently not available in Canada. WIND is built on actual conversations that are happening with Canadians who are passionate about wireless and creating a better mobile offering nationally. For more information about WIND Mobile, please visit www.WINDmobile.ca.

For further information:
Nisha Amin
Senior Manager, Media & PR, WIND Mobile 647.700.5071
NAmin@WINDMobile.ca

“Mobile technology has become a part of our everyday lives and it’s great to incorporate this into our signature fundraising event,” says Susan Main, CHS Vice President, Fundraising. “CHS Quest brings additional awareness to the communication barriers faced by Deaf and hard of hearing people and raises funds to support our more than 17 programs and services.”

“WIND Mobile applauds the continuous efforts of CHS and is happy to help support this wonderful fundraising event,” said Nisha Amin, Senior Manager Media and Public Relations. “We are a customer-driven company and have surpassed over 400,000 customers because of the support of Canadians looking for more from their wireless provider. CHS Quest is a great opportunity for us to continue to give back to the community and help improve access to communication.”

“As CHS Quest continues to grow each year, it allows us to reach out to more communities,” says Chris Kenopic, CHS President and CEO. “Our goal is to remove barriers to communication, advance hearing health, and promote equity for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing. Join our Quest!”

CHS QUEST Locations

Belleville May 12

Peterborough May 12

Thunder Bay May 12

Toronto May 26

For more information visit CHSQuest.ca

Contact:

Christopher Sutton, Manager, Fund Development

The Canadian Hearing Society

C. 647 989 2491

csutton@chs.ca

chs.ca

TORONTO, ON – May 2, 2012 – Tomorrow, WIND Mobile will add yet another smartphone to its lineup. The Nokia Lumia 710 provides users with the benefits of a Windows Phone operating system for less than comparable smartphones in the market.

“The Nokia Lumia 710 is the perfect device for the price sensitive smartphone enthusiast,” said Anthony Lacavera, CEO of WIND Mobile. “We are committed to introducing new devices each month that service the different needs of our 400,000 plus customers as well as our new subscribers.”

The Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance with a 1.4 GHz processor, a 5 MP camera with HD video, 8 GB of internal memory as well as 8 GB of storage and 512 MB RAM. With one- touch access to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, as well as People Hub and integration with X- Box Live, social networking is a breeze, which is just one way that the Lumia’s capabilities underscore WIND’S commitment to making Canadians’ lives simpler.

WIND opened up pre-registration for the device in April and now over 300 eager customers will be amongst the first to get their hands on the eagerly anticipated phone. The Nokia Lumia 710 will be officially available across all WIND locations tomorrow for $0 on the WINDtab for the WIND40 plan, $99 on the WINDtab for the WIND25 plan and $259 outright.

About WIND Mobile
WIND Mobile provides voice, text and data services to Canadians on a next-generation wireless network and is committed to offering a level of wireless service presently not available in Canada. WIND is built on actual conversations that are happening with Canadians who are passionate about wireless and creating a better mobile offering nationally. For more information about WIND Mobile, please visit www.WINDmobile.ca.

For further information:
Nisha Amin
Senior Manager, Media & PR, WIND Mobile 647.700.5071
NAmin@WINDMobile.ca

Toronto, April 26, 2012 – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against Public Mobile in its long-running fight against WIND and the Attorney General. Earlier today the highest court in the land denied Public Mobile leave to appeal an earlier Federal Court of Appeal decision that effectively confirmed WIND’s compliance with the Canadian ownership rules in the Telecom Act.

The Supreme Court’s decision conclusively ends WIND’s long running regulatory and legal battles with its competitors over its compliance with Canadian ownership rules.

“WIND is interested in fighting in the marketplace to provide Canadians with fair, transparent and competitive wireless offerings, not in fighting in courtrooms,” said Anthony Lacavera, Chairman of WIND Mobile. “We’re extremely pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision, which will allow us to tie off this loose end and continue working with the best interests of Canadians firmly in mind.”

“Our employees have stuck by us, we have continued to invest in building Canada’s third national wireless network and we continue to grow our customer base. There are now over 400,000 happy customers who are with WIND because they choose to be, not because we’ve locked them into an onerous contract,” said Lacavera.

“We are moving full force ahead with over 490 points of distribution, the introduction of new handsets to our lineup each month and easy-to-understand plans that provide Canadians with the kind of national wireless service that they deserve.”

Public Mobile’s leave application was dismissed with costs in favour of Globalive.

About WIND Mobile
WIND Mobile provides voice, text and data services to Canadians on a next-generation wireless network and is committed to offering a level of wireless service presently not available in Canada. WIND is built on actual conversations that are happening with Canadians who are passionate about wireless and creating a better mobile offering nationally. For more information about WIND Mobile, please visit www.WINDmobile.ca.

For further information:
Nisha Amin
Senior Manager, Media & PR, WIND Mobile 647.700.5071
NAmin@WINDMobile.ca

Pro-consumer move to ensure clarity and choice long overdue for Ontario residents

TORONTO – April 12, 2012 – WIND Mobile today commended the Government of Ontario on its introduction of legislation to protect wireless consumers in Ontario, something WIND Mobile has been actively advocating for years. The legislation, which would simplify and create greater transparency in wireless contracts, would also limit the ability of large wireless carriers to charge anticompetitive early termination fees and punitive charges.

“Hats off to the Government of Ontario for demonstrating leadership on consumer protection in the wireless market,” said Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of WIND Mobile. “As longstanding champions of wireless choice for Canadians, WIND Mobile is glad to see Ontario taking strides to promote real competition and protect consumers from unfair practices. This is a good day for consumer protection.”

The Ontario legislation is similar to consumer protection legislation passed in the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec and currently introduced in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Those various statutes contain a number of provisions designed to give residents greater protection in their interactions with wireless carriers.

“Everyone wins with greater competition. We are happy Ontario has recognized that mandatory clear rules and effective enforcement tools are necessary to ensure that consumers can make informed choices and act on those choices, which is what is needed to keep the traditional wireless carriers from abusing their market power,” added Lacavera. “It shows that the Government of Ontario understands that competition is not just allowing new providers into the marketplace. We also need to remove the barriers that prevent consumers from taking advantage of increased choice and better value. The proposed legislation promises to do just that. All Canadians should be offered similar protection and I hope other provinces will follow suit.”

Canada’s wireless sector has historically suffered from a high degree of concentration and insufficient competition. Market mechanisms and self-regulation alone have not been enough to protect Canadian consumers from abusive practices of the dominant wireless carrriers, such as activation fees, system access fee and relatively long (three year) contracts. For example, according to a 2010 study, “Death Grip: Caught in a Contract and Cannot Quit”, at 24-36 months, typical Canadian postpaid contract terms are the longest in the world. The same report noted that a Canadian seeking to cancel his or her iPhone after 6 months would pay a about twice as much as an American – An AT & T customer would pay $256, while a customer of one of the Big Three would pay between $500 and $600.

About WIND Mobile