Canadian Heritage committee  There is a growing industry of mobile content creation in Canada. This holds true in traditional industries, such as newspapers that produce digital copies, but for mobile devices. They have applications that are specifically designed for mobile devices. It's not just about takin

Canadian Heritage committee  We are doing a lot. The most important objective for our members is to continue expanding networks. We estimate that the demand over the next five years will grow by 600%, as I mentioned earlier, and we have to ensure that we are able to meet that demand. There are two things we

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a....

Canadian Heritage committee  I always like hypothetical questions. They are put to me on a daily basis. Someone mentioned earlier the love-hate relationship with service providers, and I understand the expression well. In reality, the unit price is continuing to drop. The cost of 1 gigabyte of data has decr

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. There should also not be too much regulation. We have to ensure that consumers and service providers can make their choices freely, and enable them to take risks and profit from them. We have a highly competitive system In Canada. We have smaller providers, and we have larg

Canadian Heritage committee  At the outset, I would make the decision to resolve the issue. That's the first decision that must be made. We must have the will to solve the problem. Then we have to consider the situation, and we have an opportunity today to talk about it. It's not a matter of blaming anyone

Canadian Heritage committee  I would personally choose one or the other. I want a level playing field. Other countries have addressed the issue. The European Union has. I also mentioned countries such as New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Australia, which have all adopted certain models to remedy t

Canadian Heritage committee  That's an excellent question. When it comes to plans, both the members of our association and associate and affiliate members set their own prices. We don't hold discussions amongst ourselves to determine how or why the price of a given plan is set as it is. In fact, this is an

Canadian Heritage committee  That's incorrect.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would refer you directly to the United States. The CRTC does a market analysis every year, and our prices on average are lower than those in the U.S., according to the last study by the CRTC. One thing you have to keep in mind is that service and quality of service are very di

Canadian Heritage committee  Like that. It never stops. I couldn't time that any better. Thank you. You know, we have staff listening to this, and they call in when it's time. In Canada we are the fourth heaviest users of data, and that's where it's moving. I remember the first phone I bought was really j

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. Canadian consumers are smart, and they will go and find the best value. Frankly, business owners in Canada are also smart. If they can advertise the same product in a similar format and get a 15% rebate because they don't have to pay sales tax, versus advertising in a

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, there's more than one option here.

Canadian Heritage committee  The option is either to tax foreign digital services or untax Canadian digital services. That's the choice. That's a public policy position, but I think it's clear that we need to level the playing field.