Canadian Heritage committee  It's interesting, because what we call sharing is really preventing sharing. If you're using a certain frequency on one side of the border, you have to avoid that frequency close to the border on the other side. So as we do when we share within Canada, we make sure the frequency

Canadian Heritage committee  It's never easy. I wish I could say it was easy, but negotiating with our friends south of the border is always difficult. It took place over a period of about 15 years. So we've put a lot of work into these very technical details. If the committee's interested, we can provide y

Canadian Heritage committee  We do not make any predictions on how much can be raised through auction, because we have no control over what bidders will bid for the spectrum. I just can't make a prediction. I'm sorry, I wish I could. There's no number I can provide that would be accurate. Past auctions have

Canadian Heritage committee  If you don't mind, let me start with the last question first: why are we transitioning? We're transitioning so that Canadians who want to receive TV over the air can receive a better quality signal. They can actually receive HDTV signals like people can right now in the U.S. Righ

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. At this point in time, if you look at our consultation, we've set aside four channels for public safety in the 52 to 69 range. That represents four out of about 18 channels--I don't have the exact number here--or whatever that adds up to. If you look at our consultat

Canadian Heritage committee  We are not in the habit of saying how much money we can make through auction, because it can vary tremendously. It can be less than a billion up to several billions, or even a few hundred million. It has a lot to do with the economic situation.

Canadian Heritage committee  It is a big chunk, but just how big? That depends a lot on the economic conditions and who wants a piece of the spectrum. So we do not make any forecasts about how much money we can raise through auction.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you Mr. Chair, and good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am Marc Dupuis, director general responsible for spectrum engineering at Industry Canada. I am pleased to be here today to provide the committee with insight into my organization's role in the conversion of over-the