Industry committee  I'd agree with you that the broadcasting and telecom regimes really have very different purposes. In the telecom regime we're trying to simulate market forces until market forces take over. In broadcasting we're really trying to prevent market forces from fully taking over, becau

Industry committee  In much the same way, we're not advocating foreign ownership liberalization at this time. But if you did liberalize it for telecom, you would have to do it for cable as well.

Industry committee  Perhaps I'll go first, and I'm sure my colleagues will jump in. You heard statements from the panel before that no one is suggesting deregulation for the rural markets, but I think this direction is. This direction was built on a direction that was contained in the telecom polic

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Competition in Canada has been good for consumers. It has spurred innovation, and we support it thoroughly. I guess much of the debate you'll be hearing today is going to be around how to get to competition and how to get to the benefits for consumers most