Industry committee  We are currently actively studying and looking at the costing of those roaming fees. The roaming fees in question that we're looking at there are the intercarrier roaming fees for domestic roaming. When Vidéotron doesn't have a network in a certain area, they would be using the roaming fees to roam on the networks of Bell, Rogers or Telus, depending on where that is.

Industry committee  I can't presume. We're conducting proceedings and hearings on that front. I can't forecast or presume an outcome at this point in time, given our nature as a tribunal.

Industry committee  In actual fact, in my remarks I mentioned the introduction of the telecom policy direction. In that same context, the CRTC has also secured additional resources to help in its telecom operations. It has been operating much more quickly. We have come out of the gate rather quickly with a number of public notices to intervene in this market.

Industry committee  With respect to spectrum licensing, the spectrum regulator is, in fact, ISED and the minister of industry. We are not involved in the issuance of spectrum licensing or able to impose conditions with respect to those licences going forward. We have been working through different means to ensure that we have greater competition, such as looking at attachments to poles and towers to facilitate network deployment.

Industry committee  The CRTC certainly has a number of wide powers at its disposal that are granted to it pursuant to the Telecommunications Act. Spectrum is not one of them. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, we currently have a significant number of issues on our plate, and there's priority on the items that are certainly and squarely within our purview.

Industry committee  It's a global phenomenon. Indeed, prices are falling at the same time for the same product. When it comes to residential Internet services, even though prices are coming down a little, we still have the highest prices in the world.

Industry committee  We're in the same boat, because we hear the same explanation when we hold our hearings. Admittedly, it's difficult to compare exactly the prices and services offered in different countries. It's hard work. We're still working on it, because Canadians are telling us they're paying too much.

Industry committee  We believe that Canadians do pay a lot, and we're trying to reduce the cost of wireless phone services and residential Internet services by trying to introduce more competition into the market. But it's not just about cost. Innovation, choice of services and investment are also important.

Industry committee  To be specific, our hearings earlier this week, or that concluded the Friday before last, were on what I'd call home Internet services. That's wireline services to the home. That market certainly has stagnated, contrary to what I've indicated with respect to cellular prices, which have been significantly decreasing consistently since 2017.

Industry committee  You're quite right. The areas that need close attention and where the CRTC is paying close attention are indigenous communities, rural communities and northern communities. We've certainly been looking at a variety of approaches to be able to help and serve that variety of customers on that front.

Industry committee  I'll probably ask Mr. Baggley, because his field of expertise is northern and rural communities. Northern communities are particularly difficult on that side. Nunavut is only served by satellite. Northern construction periods are short. There are a whole bunch of different things.

Industry committee  The U.S. model, I believe, is not a mandated model. It's a model that has developed as a result of effective competition in that market.

Industry committee  I believe they're working toward having three potential MVNOs operating, at this point in time.

Industry committee  I do not have that data.

Industry committee  The model we have implemented to impose the MVNO regime is one based on trusting the regional players across the nation. These are various players who have access to spectrum and who are building out networks to essentially better serve Canadians and provide them with more competition and better prices.