Why is it in the hands of private providers? I suppose the starting point is because it always has been. That has been the industry structure. The role of the regulatory agency was to supervise and regulate private sector players in their provision, initially, of basic telecommunications service, and now broadband and wireless services as well.
To be sure, we have a modern and highly effective system. If you will, we are just the policemen; we are the regulator in this. It is not a focus on what is the best industry structure.