Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a couple of questions. I want to focus on rural Canada and specifically my riding of Kings—Hants.
According to a Library of Parliament document on local market share, in my area, in the Annapolis Valley, 96.9% of the market is with the incumbents.
I can't even get cable where I live. In fact, to get high-speed Internet, I have to install a dish. It is a different world, but it is a reality for a lot of Canadians who live in remote or small-town Canada.
In the Annapolis Valley and small-town Canada, what is the impact of this decision on prices in the short term? I'd also like you to consider what prices you see in the long term. Isn't there the potential for an inflationary effect? In fact with the big incumbents taking a more aggressive pricing strategy in the larger markets with more complete competition, is there a risk they may actually increase the price for local service in some of the other communities to try to compensate and strengthen their bottom line?