The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition in Stephen Harper's universe, the most vile oligopolists are the wireless providers. The Globe's Konrad Yakabuski writes next on the Harper hit list are cable and satellite companies that make you pay for all the channels you do not watch just to get one that you do. As fate would have it, the big cellphone providers, Rogers and Bell, are also the main purveyors of cable and satellite TV. Failure thus far has not deterred Mr. Harper in his bid to create a viable fourth national player. Canada's model of regulation has not been consumer-friendly. It is a big reason why cable and satellite bills are so high, and it is one reason why the CRTC, under Tory-appointed chairman Jean-Pierre Blais, had aimed to put consumers first for a change. The regulator is wrapping up hearings into proposals to rewrite the rules of Canadian television with this in mind. Bell and Rogers warn that a so-called pick-and-pay system could cost consumers more and force fledgling specialty channels out of business. Somehow, Mr. Harper's corporate enemies have turned an exercise aimed at reducing your cable bills into a platform for raising them. The PM stands to lose another round.