Industry committee  First of all, RISQ is obviously not a very large organization. It does not have the necessary analysts and researchers to do an in-depth review of the bill. We rather chose to state our concerns independently from any direct reference to the bill per se. We would require somewhat greater means in order to do more in-depth research on these aspects.

Industry committee  Indeed, this example is something that would create serious problems for us, because at the present time, according to our letters patent, RISQ's activities are limited to the research and education sectors. As I mentioned in the brief, RISQ does not resell structures or even assets to telecommunications companies falling under the Telecommunications Act.

Industry committee  The partnerships that we have developed with the private sector and the telecommunications industry mostly involved the construction of the network. RISQ has indeed purchased fibre optics from telephone and cable companies. Each and every year, RISQ pays out a lot of money to telephone and cable companies for the maintenance of its network.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would also like to thank the members of the Committee for giving me the opportunity to tell you a bit about RISQ. I have provided a brief to the Committee. I would ask you to refer to it. RISQ is a private telecommunications network serving educational and research institutions in Quebec.