Industry committee  In terms of the impact on new market entrants, new market entrants have stated through consultations that have been conducted that these wholesale roaming rates are a significant factor in their ability to provide competitive services to Canadians.

Industry committee  In terms of the roaming rates as they stand now between carriers, as Ms. Miller stated, the carriers right now are charging other carriers a rate that is much higher than what they currently charge their own customers on average.

Industry committee  That is correct. On average when the government announced its intention to move forward with this measure in December it was stated that the roaming rates that Canada's largest wireless companies are charging for the customers of new entrants can in some cases be more than 10 ti

Industry committee  Right. I would reiterate again, as Ms. Miller said, for clients of that new entrant, for example, when those customers roam outside of that provider's network when their provider is being charged those high roaming rates by the other provider, they either need to absorb those co