Industry committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Lemire. You probably know that Quebec created an issue table on access to passive infrastructure, and we're participating in this table. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, or CRTC, is also looking at the issue right n

Industry committee  Yes, I checked, and they think we've received a couple, but they hadn't even opened them when I checked this morning. They are starting to come in, and there's certainly a lot of interest by a number of ISPs to send in applications under the rapid response stream.

Industry committee  As Mr. Kennedy said, with a 98% connectivity target, no region will be left behind. I think it's mathematically impossible. As long as there are good projects, no region will be left behind. In terms of speed, a lot of that will be determined by the applications we get. Of cours

Industry committee  Minister Monsef is responsible for adjudicating on the universal broadband fund projects.

Industry committee  Contribution agreements are actually usually signed by public officials, but after the minister has selected the project.

Industry committee  All the projects for the Connect to Innovate program have been selected. There are a couple that may be outstanding as a result of a recent project being pulled back in Manitoba. Everywhere else, they've been selected.

Industry committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is Eric Dagenais and I am the senior assistant deputy minister of the spectrum and telecommunications sector of the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, or ISED. I'm joined by my colleague Adam Scott, who is the director ge

Industry committee  Thank you for the question. Last month or two months ago, in a publication, it was reported that wireless prices were down 10% to 18%, depending on the package. I think the department has had discussions with the wireless providers over the last 12 months to say that if prices d

Industry committee  We have a framework that guides the transfer of spectrum licences. According to article 40 of that framework, such an analysis typically takes into account the following factors, among others: spectrum licence holdings; the general distribution of allocated spectrum; current and

Industry committee  The government has taken several steps to—

Industry committee  Very well.

Industry committee  Thank you for the question. No, this is not normal. When we do spectrum auctions, we impose deployment conditions. For example, in the auction that's coming up in two months, there will be deployment conditions attached to the award of the licences. We check after five, 10, 15,

Industry committee  We have already had several discussions with Internet and telecom service providers regarding deployment conditions.

Industry committee  I said we had had several discussions. Generally, the problem was resolved afterwards.

Industry committee  I think it's important to understand that the Competition Bureau is independent and its decisions are arrived at independently. I think Mr. Boswell has laid that out. The Minister of Innovation is looking at the spectrum concentration and the transfer of spectrum licences. When