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Industry committee Of course.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee It does.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee Indeed. We are responsive to the needs of our customers because an unhappy customer will vote with his wallet: we have competition. Our subscribers are loyal because they are happy with the service that we provide.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee There is a fee structure. The cost varies from $19 to $21, according to the number of subscribers we have with the company. A dollar a month per customer is not that important to us, if it means that we will keep a subscriber. We would rather meet the needs of our clientele, even if it costs us a dollar more per month to do so.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee It depends on the service that we are using. Today, the cable and Bell wholesale rates are similar.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee They are similar. Let's say that they are pretty close.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee They are the same if I pay $19 per month per client to either Bell or Videotron.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee It should be a minimum test, because right now, what we're saying.... And it depends on what you mean by competition. For us, competition is actual service that you can use. For Internet access, you can use cable or high speed in one home. In telephony, it's very different. I wouldn't compare cellular phones with a traditional phone line, simply because, in my own home, even if I live in an urban area, my cell phone doesn't reach my home.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee Do you mean the infrastructure owner?
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee We use Bell and Vidéotron for the high-speed services.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee Yes.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee It varies by member. Some of the members still have a lot of dial-up that is their own infrastructure. For high-speed services, the majority of our current users are on Bell because Bell has been offering on a wholesale basis for the past five years now, while Vidéotron just finally decided to offer and to roll out the PIA a couple of months ago.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee Yes.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee And Cogeco, obviously in some regions—
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger
Industry committee The prices are comparable, very similar, as I answered to Mr. Arthur.
March 21st, 2007Committee meeting
Sophie Léger