Industry committee  They included all the subscribers to Shaw and Cogeco and all of EastLink's non-wireless subscribers, all of the SaskTel and MTS subscribers, and none of those companies charge for paper bills. This was the base they used.

Industry committee  I don't think that's true. I don't think the government's own study supports that.

Industry committee  No.

Industry committee  That doesn't make us the highest in the world. Japan, traditionally has much higher wireless rates than us.

Industry committee  The United States does.

Industry committee  Yes. According to the Wall Communications study, which is commissioned by Industry Canada and the CRTC, the rates in Canada are lower than the United States.

Industry committee  In terms of what you pay a month--

Industry committee  --which is different from price.

Industry committee  Because of what you are getting in return. On a unit basis, because Canadians use more data and they use more voice minutes and they use more text than, say, someone in France. So yes, you are paying more but you are using three times as much.

Industry committee  I can't comment on that. If it were right now and by January, I think it would be very tough. They can't update their IT systems in December.

Industry committee  I can't comment on how they would respond to that.

Industry committee  It's possible.

Industry committee  No, none; we were never really directly consulted, in any event.

Industry committee  In particular, the answer is very quick when talking about multiple IT systems beyond wireless—this will cover telecom and Internet and obviously broadcasting as well—because they're not always integrated, as I think many people probably know when they get their bill.

Industry committee  Yes, but it's a lot more complex than you'd think. What I have been told by all of them is that they cannot undergo IT system changes between, generally, December 6 and January 2 because of how busy the Christmas period is. They can't make those changes at that time, so they woul