The Federation of Canadian Municipalities appeared before our committee a while ago and testified that in the absence of broadband in rural communities, economic development is significantly impeded, therefore denying those communities competitive advantages, as you would understand.
They were also critical of the upcoming 700 megahertz auction. They expressed concern about the effectiveness of the rural deployment process suggested in the requirement, they said, “as it only applies to carriers with two paired blocks of spectrum, and includes targets that are based on HSPA network footprints that were in effect March of 2012”.
So they believe the decision to use these HSPA footprints—in other words, that you don't have to expand beyond the area you're already serving—won't guarantee rural deployment, obviously.
I believe your CEO said it's a myth to suggest that this fall auction will benefit rural Canadians.
What comments do you have on this?