They are required to provide data. That's correct.
Ms. Hogan, in your report you stated that cellphone coverage data was not verified. You stated that the CRTC does not verify the data on mobile service coverage that they receive. You also stated that the department does not verify the mobile cell service data they receive. That means the cell coverage data submitted to the government has not been verified.
I find this very concerning. If the government is actually claiming that over 96% of Canadians in rural and remote regions have access to mobile services, but the government is not verifying all this information, could this data and could these reports be actually inaccurate and inflated?