Since 2009 the Mobile Giving Foundation in Canada has raised more than $1.2 million, mostly through five- and ten-dollar donations for 120 registered charities, via text-to-donate campaigns.
These facts are just to say that mobile commerce is going to be mainstream. In Canada, for e-commerce to function, it will have to ride on mobile networks. Canadian industry and Canadian consumers are leaders in mobile commerce. We feel that Canada and Canadian governments at all levels could do more to keep up: governments should be a model user, governments should reduce red tape. To maintain Canada's leadership position, the wireless industry requires policies that support and encourage future investments in networks, greater predictability in long-term planning, and timely access to antenna sites to sustain the growing networks.
Those were my comments, Mr. Chair. I look forward to your questions.