We're talking about maintaining healthy competition, but there must be three players involved to have that happen. In rural regions, the low population density discourages those who would like to come in and compete with the major players already in place. It's simply not cost-effective for them. They do not want to invest the funds required.
Is it possible that in Quebec, Bell Canada and Videotron might let a competitor take over 2% of the telephone or cable market, so that they could demonstrate to the Competition Bureau that there is a third player and that there is, therefore, competition?