It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. The very practical effect of the bill, or this section of the bill, if passed, is that immediately there will be an adjustment of rates for roaming, which is one of the big inputs. To be honest, that will have some effect. Whether it's enough for a new entrant or a regional to consider launching a nationwide roaming talk-text plan, say, or a data plan across Canada, will remain to be seen. Then the CRTC will have to decide if a different rate is really necessary to launch that competition.
On May 12th, 2014. See this statement in context.