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Industry committee  We have our broadband fund that we've been working with for a number of years. We're currently looking again at the policy to make sure that it's easy to apply, that we respond faster, and that we look at the remaining areas where access still needs to be completed to achieve the

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  That is in fact the subject of the hearing we held that terminated last Friday, at which our colleagues from the Competition Bureau appeared in front of us. We have to ensure that we create a regime in which service is reliable, questions of outages are minimized, service is affo

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  The CRTC, through all of our approaches, is certainly looking to introduce additional competition so we can make sure Canadians not only get high-quality, reliable service—

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  That's the route we've taken. What we've done with respect to connection fees is reduce the period in which you are caught by your contract. We've made sure that when you are quitting your contract, you do not have additional fees. We've made sure you can unlock your phone.

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  What isn't acceptable is that they did not tell you this when you subscribed. We do not regulate the end-user rates of cellular services at this point in time. What they are required to do is explain to you in plain fashion what those charges are. If they have not done that, th

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  We can't intervene at this point in time on those particular practices. What we want them to do is inform you so that you can make informed choices with respect to cellular prices. We are actively working on implementing the MVNO regime so there is more competition. Practices t

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  We have certainly moved forward on our MVNO regime, which was greatly inspired by the submissions of the Competition Bureau on that front. As I was discussing with some of your colleagues, we have set that regime in place. We are actively working to make sure that the deals are

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  As you mentioned in your earlier question, information for consumers and non-price activity such as imposing caps and reducing fees to be able to transfer and putting in place a regime so that you can unlock your phone when you want to roam are all items that we put in place and

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  We have a current proceeding with respect to internal roaming fees. We are looking at that costing. We're actively working on that front. We are at the beginning of studying international roaming fees, so that one would certainly be a little further away. However, we are lookin

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  I cannot forecast that exact date at this point in time. We are certainly looking at—

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  Prices have been coming down. Using the CPI, they came down for comparative packages by 16% over the last year. They've been coming down since 2017 on that front. Our position internationally has been marginally improving, but Canadians are certainly feeling that they are consis

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  In Quebec, through a combination of our own investments, the investments made through the innovation, science and industry department's programs and the investments made by the province of Quebec, we're on track to ensure connectivity throughout the province.

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  It's a tremendous task. We have a vast territory and countless communities to continue to serve. The goal is to have 100% of Canadian households with access to broadband Internet by 2030. According to current projections, Quebec is already very close to reaching that target of 1

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  Yes, we do have funds for broadband. Our fund represents 2% of all the billions of dollars you mentioned that will be invested. We have funding requests totalling $1.9 billion. We continue to work hard to ensure that all Canadians have access to broadband Internet.

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton

Industry committee  We have certainly taken note and heed of the fact that the CRTC, being in part a tribunal and holding hearings, having a number of written proceedings.... As you mentioned, civil society groups have been participating through the years. We've also been working on funding for thos

February 26th, 2024Committee meeting

Scott Hutton