We have been hearing rumblings that Verizon is in talks to purchase WIND Mobile or Mobilicity. Verizon currently has over 100 million subscribers and had $20 billion in revenue last in the U.S. last quarter. They certainly have the infrastructure and finances to quickly move in and expand on any existing Canadian wireless company. Canada has delayed a spectrum auction until January of 2014, giving Verizon time to make a move. The goal would be to purchase a smaller Canadian carrier like WIND or Mobilicity, then purchase enough spectrum in the auction to begin major expansion. The Canadian government changed regulations last year, allowing a non-Canadian company to own any Canadian carrier that has less than 10% market share. WIND Mobile currently has around 600,000 subscribers. The three big wireless carriers in Canada are Rogers, Telus, and Bell. Those three companies hold roughly 90% of the market share, with smaller companies like Mobilicity and WIND Mobile making up the other 10%.