Industry committee  No, I can appreciate that argument, but again, for many people, if there's no capacity to pay what the going premium is, it can be very difficult. I do thank you for the answer, and I do hope that the price differential does resolve itself. Moving over to Xplornet, how many of y

Industry committee  I have been watching closely, but I still have not seen a decision from government on how much of the 3,500 megahertz spectrum they plan to claw back. According to your brief to ISED about this clawback, you indicated that it would negatively impact your business. Do you have any

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  If the government went with option one, how many of your customers would lose service?

Industry committee  Can you put a rough estimate to it, approximately?

Industry committee  Would “significant” be over 50%?

Industry committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for taking the time out of your schedules to be with us and to share your expertise. First, to the Agence interrégionale de développement des technologies de l’information et des communications, in a brief that you submitted

Industry committee  I certainly agree that safety is a priority, but as my colleague Mr. Chong has said a number of times, it's not just a question of accessibility; it's accessibility to make sure there's safety, but also affordability. When I hear from people in rural areas, I hear concerns about

Industry committee  Okay, well—

Industry committee  Thank you. I just want to say, on the concept of dead money, that unless someone is hiding it in their backyard or under their mattress, when you put money into an institution, it is then loaned to other people. I've just got to keep hitting on some of those things, Mr. Chair.

Industry committee  I would assume that the planning for the 3,500 megahertz is quite in the advanced stages, correct?

Industry committee  The last time we discussed this, you said you were going to do your darndest to make sure people in the rural areas were not clawed back. I guess we'll wait and see. Could you tell us—

Industry committee  What is the time line for the tier 5 consultations, and would it be possible for that consultation to finish prior to the announcement for the 3,500 megahertz auction?

Industry committee  When would you come back to us?