Industry committee  We don't talk about what they do business-wise, but I don't know that they're always preparing for whatever legislation or regulation might come down, when they don't know the exact form of it at that time. They were also invited to a CRTC meeting this past summer, the invitation

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

Industry committee  They do.

Industry committee  I don't know. We don't talk about business issues.

Industry committee  If we did, we would have to do it separately. We can't go to our members and ask them all to tell us how much they make from something, because we are not allowed to talk about what they make.

Industry committee  I would caution you not to rely on that particular study. We've had a look at it and there seems to be a lot of issues in it.

Industry committee  They could have done a much better job, I would say.

Industry committee  They included the 3.4 million wireless prepaid customers. Prepaid doesn't have bills. They included all of the subscribers to—

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.