Ms. Helen McDonald at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On March 15th, 2012. See this statement in context.

March 15th, 2012 / 5:05 p.m.

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications, Department of Industry

The set-aside was in the AWS, where we had more spectrum, and therefore 40% of it was set aside. Only the new entrants could bid upon it.

In a cap, you're not picking where new entrants will win spectrum. That will be up to the play of market forces at the auction, but you're limiting what each company can acquire at the auction.

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