Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I think what we have heard this morning from all of the witnesses is that there is quite a disconnect between some of the things that we hear are going to happen, whether it be government policy or telcos' commitment to grow broadband or some of the other things that are happening on the ground. This is part of what this study is about. We've been working on this for years to try to get some sort of certainty associated with it. I think we've heard the diverse views here today.
I'd like to start my questioning, first of all, with TekSavvy.
As you pointed out, in early 2019 the CRTC announced a review of the Canadian wireless industry, with the goal of enabling competition through mandated wholesale services for competitors known as the mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs. Of course, we've seen the same process unfold for Internet service providers.
In your final submission to the CRTC in July 2020 you noted:
The value MVNOs can provide to Canadians comes not from simply lowering prices but rather from creating new, innovative services that target underserved [or] unserved market niches that are not being served by existing players.
We hear on the other side that these MVNOs are causing issues for other groups.
First of all, I wonder if you could expand on the idea. How would MVNOs do a better job of providing wireless services in, let's say, central Alberta than the incumbent carriers?