Industry committee  We share some of our towers with other operators, including Rogers. In fact we have an agreement with Rogers, which we call Teamnet, just as Bell and Telus have an agreement together, which they call Bellus. We're going to continue with this arrangement. I presume that Shaw has a roaming agreement, and we hope that such an agreement will be one of the conditions for acquiring Shaw.

Industry committee  Mr. Généreux, we're talking about the acquisition of Shaw by Rogers here. As you probably know, Rogers is already an operator and is one of the Big 3, which is not the case for us. That's rather obvious to me.

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. I think, however, that there's a significant difference. Even when we're talking about parasites, it's a matter of regulated rates. Back then, when the time was right for Videotron to enter the wireless telephony market, we had negotiated an agreement with Rogers, among others, to facilitate matters afterwards.

Industry committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Pierre Karl Péladeau, and I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor. With me is my colleague Jean-François Pruneau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Videotron. The federal government, after acknowledging that there was no real competition in wireless and that Canada was among the industrialized countries with the highest prices for wireless services, diligently pursued a disciplined policy as of 2007, designed to enable a fourth wireless player to emerge and do business on a lasting basis; it was to have a sound foundation and its own facilities in all regions of the country.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Skolnik Made an interesting point when he said that Disney was capable of regulating content in North America.

Canadian Heritage committee  My opinion may look contradictory, but those who wanted regulation would be better off if it were reduced. Indeed, this new form of regulation might well speed up the disappearance of some players because we will never be able to compete with the streaming companies. The bottom line is that it's a question of money.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's true that previously, we could do it in a regulated environment, like cable, where a licence was required. It's no longer possible to do that today.

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, I understand that the lawmaker is supposed to regulate. The issue here is, again, not something against American companies that are providing and streaming content to the Canadian public, but about making sure the Canadian broadcasters, and all of the stakeholders of the industry, will be able to continue to compete in a brand new world, in a world where you do not need a licence anymore to broadcast, which is what is taking place.

Canadian Heritage committee  Gladly, Mr. Champoux. It's true that these requirements may appear tedious. I have a list in front of me, and so I'll run through them. To begin with, there are the content quotas. For example, TVA must have 50% Canadian content in the evening. After that there are the Canadian programming expenditure requirements, the expenditure requirements for national interest programs, the independent production and local production requirements.

Canadian Heritage committee  ...the one and only source of revenue is advertising. We're also talking about an undertaking that is no longer accountable to anyone, whether the CRTC or the Department of Canadian Heritage. So if—

Canadian Heritage committee  There are all kinds of regulations that apply not only to broadcasters, but also cable operators. These regulations seriously penalize the Canadian undertakings that create jobs, get Canadians working and contribute heavily to funding Canadian television and culture. You are probably aware of the fact that Canadian cable operators play a major role in providing funding for television.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think I answered that earlier. I have trouble seeing how an institution like the CRTC could regulate the Internet. This is all about the Internet and regulating it.

Canadian Heritage committee  Excuse the expression, but we're playing a form of ping-pong. The government, or at least the Department of Canadian Heritage, is saying that this is is not within their jurisdiction and that they are going to assign the CRTC responsibility for regulating CBC/radio-Canada. The CRTC asked the CBC, and they said that jurisdiction is with the Department of Canadian Heritage, not the CRTC.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of Parliament. My name is Pierre-Karl Péladeau, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor Media. With me is Peggy Tabet, Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs of Quebecor Media. Bill C-10 is a long-awaited overhaul of the Broadcasting Act.

Industry committee  We actually answered that. I would add that we have always believed in competition. In fact, we were resellers ourselves once. Back when we launched our wireless service, we used the Rogers network and the department required license holders to use their license. After a network is put in place, there must be some assurance that a significant investment will be made.