It is confirmed that they WILL allow roaming (voice) on each other networks, if the deal is finallized. The conference call is available to the public, which clearly indicates an intention to let Fido customers roam on Rogers network, at the absolute minimum.
The devil is in the details, I know, but roaming, at least for voice, is a definite given from Ted Roger's mouth. Data roaming, I have no idea. The unlimited GPRS plan will probably stay since the conference call expresses an intent to keep the Fido plans for now -- but whether that is permitted to roam on Rogers (data roaming vs. voice) is up to speculation. But yes, it is possible some services will suffer. You never know. But better Rogers getting Fido, than Telus getting Fido, IMHO!
I heard a rumor that Rogers already approached the competition bureau to figure out if there was a regulatory issue.... It will be down to Rogers (GSM), Bell (CDMA), and Telus (iDEN/CDMA)
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