Industry committee  Unfortunately, that was not me who was doing that.

Industry committee  No. I mean, there is the technology to do it today. I know that for sure. There's a way to pull cables and things like that. So don't worry, that can be done.

Industry committee  When they do a road?

Industry committee  No.

Industry committee  No. They open the street three times, one year at a time, just to make sure they bother everybody.

Industry committee  We call that “planning”. Planning is something that exists here but nowhere else.

Industry committee  It's funny, but that's the reality. Everybody knows that. An abandoned pipeline, abandoned waterline, abandoned conduit has value in the whole telecommunication infrastructure, no doubt.

Industry committee  No.

Industry committee  That is happening. That's something else. In new areas where they're planning to build houses and things like that, they will put in conduit. They're going to ask the facility providers, including the cable provider, the gas provider, the electricity provider, and the telecommuni

Industry committee  Yes. It's technology, basically. It's capacity. It's maintenance. It's all of that.

Industry committee  Yes. In one of my previous lives, we used abandoned water pipe in downtown Toronto. We purchased the old network and we pulled fibre into every single business. We were in a very good situation, because right-of-way is the key. Once you've decided on the right technology—fibre—th

Industry committee  Absolutely. That can be done any time.

Industry committee  In fact, you do regulate the activities of Bell Canada, which owns and operates 50% of the province's support structures. The other 50% is divided up into two areas in the province. Bell Canada has its poles and Hydro-Québec has theirs. Every time we want to install a cable, a st

Industry committee  They are increasing.

Industry committee  Yes. Despite these fees, I think that they haven't well maintained— Since you're asking for my opinion, I'll give it to you.