Industry committee  There's no doubt that there will be some rural communities where there is no choice, and the current regime will apply in that case. There will be full price regulation. Now, that will change over time as competitors roll out. In other places, as I pointed out—They don't have to

Industry committee  Let me conclude with one remark. When Sheridan Scott, the Commissioner of Competition, was here earlier in the week—and I would agree—she said that we have to have policy that protects the competitive process, not particular competitors or a set of competitors.

Industry committee  Our position is very similar on that. In short, it would be putting the cart before the horse to implement foreign ownership relaxation with the current regulatory regime. You have to get that fixed first, or at the same time.

Industry committee  No, not at all. I'm not sure where to start here. In New Brunswick, we have Rogers in Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John, which have about 30% of the population, and Rogers is about to enter Bathurst, Edmundston, and a couple of other cities, which have about another 30% of th

Industry committee  Thank you. It is an honour to be here, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. Bell Aliant Regional Communications is the successor to the companies that offered telephone service in the four Atlantic provinces for many years. As of July last year, we acquired the regional ope