We at the Coalition believe that the general recommendation that there should be free market access is valid for every existing business because we believe that competition ultimately always protects consumers.
However, the documents we've submitted to the committee contain three recommendations.
Core facility suppliers—like us—must have access to infrastructure at fair and reasonable rates as long as there is no competition. A duopoly is not competition, in our view.
We must also have access to services depending on their evolution and technological advancement. Today, we are limited and do not have access to all new very high speed or even very low speed services.
Lastly, regulation will be necessary as long as incumbents—and we include the cable and telephone companies here—do not have equal power and market share.