Industry committee  Yes. Thank you very much for the question and for giving me the opportunity. I'll relate it to my files. That is, I think you can see a direct correlation between mandated MVNOs and the TPIA decision. It's really about prices that come in, that get regulated and that can be belo

Industry committee  That's a great question. I think when it comes to prices coming down, we've really just seen it over the last probably five to eight years where the new entrants, our regional players, have had the opportunity to start to make a difference. If you look at the percent of new custo

Industry committee  May I just briefly add something? I actually agree with Mr. Kaplan-Myrth there that competition—and, I would argue, facilities-based competition.... If you look over the last five years with declining prices, a lot of that can be attributed to the regional players coming in. I

Industry committee  I take your point and agree with it concerning the costs associated with spectrum in Canada. You and I have had this discussion many times. You've had some interesting ideas on how to use those dollars. You're right, though; it has been more than $20 billion. We're probably the

Industry committee  I can't answer questions about individual member of our association. Nonetheless, I believe you were at the committee hearing the other day when the chair of the CRTC, Ian Scott, was there. He talked about how our industry has stepped up to put out programs to help individuals

Industry committee  That's a great question. I think you have to look at the difference between the two. In the mobile market, it's a relatively new market [Technical difficulty—Editor] speaking. It's really only 15 or 20 years old. Both governments' policies over the last 20 years have been to cre

Industry committee  Number one, I just represent the wireless industry, and there are differences associated with it, so I can just really answer from the wireless industry. Plus, you're also seeing it on the other side on broadband as well, which is not necessarily my file, but when that TPIA decis

Industry committee  Perfect. There we go. Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here this morning to represent the wireless industry. The pandemic has altered the lives of Canadians. It has changed the way we work and access critical services. It has also highlighted how vital telecommunicat

Industry committee  Is this around the directive?

Industry committee  It's interesting. My understanding is that before Parliament rises the directive will be tabled in Parliament. I think the message I'm getting is that people at ISED and different officials are understanding that investment in infrastructure is extremely important. We've been goi

Industry committee  I'll have Eric take that.

Industry committee  I'll start off with that. I think what you're seeing now—and what I talked about—is that the model we have in Canada today, in which we're supporting facilities-based competition, is actually starting to lead towards lower prices. Are we as low as everyone would like? Probably no

Industry committee  In terms of the spectrum, what I was talking about with regard to the directive was around ensuring that infrastructure is involved in there. When it comes to spectrum, you're right. We believe that the fees that are being charged to our members are some of the highest in the wor

Industry committee  Yes, it does. I think that, if we could look at a way to reduce spectrum fees, reduce spectrum auction costs, that would be something that would be beneficial in the long run, or as you've pointed out—and I've read some of your comments in the past—use that money to directly help

Industry committee  I think you have to look at it. Our members are not going to go out to build in communities if they're not going to price it at a level that people are going to pay for. I think you get markets that will dictate what will happen, and what you will see is, because you have the new