Can’t remember the details, will look it up for you later if necessary. I’m sure it’s linked here. About 6 months before Rogers came to town, Citywest’s CEO at the time was interviewed in The Northern View. When asked about data services and texting, his response was that they asked around town and nobody wanted it.
Edit: here you go: Citywest and mobile data services
Rob Brown, From 2007: “we’ve done some checking around with businesses in town and they don’t see a demand for [mobile data services]”