WIND Mobile to host first-ever 'Contract Carnival'

Torontonians invited to get creative with their unfair wireless contracts

TORONTO, March 16 /CNW/ - Whether it's origami or paper mâché, WIND Mobile, Canada's newest national wireless provider, is inviting Torontonians to get creative and find a better use for their wireless contracts at the first-ever 'Contract Carnival', set to take place this Friday at Yonge and Dundas Square.

Featuring stations such as paper airplane-making, pinatas, a caricature artist and a magician, the Contract Carnival will feature a variety of activities to showcase what Canadian consumers really want to do with unfair mobile contracts. The event also highlights WIND Mobile's recent $150 porting credit to customers who opt to break free of their wireless contracts.

Media are invited for interviews and highly visual photo opportunities of the public engaged in creative 'contract-killing'.

Interview & Photo Opportunity:

    
    WHO:      Torontonians engaged in Contract Carnival
              Ken Campbell, CEO of WIND Mobile
              Anthony Lacavera, Chairman of Globalive

    WHEN:     Friday, March 19, 2010 - 10:30 a.m.
              (activities to run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

    WHERE:    Yonge and Dundas Square

    WHAT:     Whimsy and creativity of Contract Carnival - with highly visual
              activities of public engaged in showing what they really think
              about mobile contracts.
    

About Globalive Holdings and 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.

Globalive Holdings is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions in Canada and internationally to the consumer, business and hospitality markets. The Globalive companies include: WIND Mobile, Yak Communications, One Connect, Canopco and Globalive Carrier Services. For more information, visit www.globalive.com.

For further information: Rick Byun, Narrative Advocacy Media, [phone] or [email protected]; Micha Goddard, Narrative Advocacy Media, [phone] or [email protected]