Industry committee  There are two aspects to your question, first with respect to the tests that are being proposed in the variance of the CRTC's decision. One of those tests is a test that we, the Competition Bureau, developed ourselves to assist the CRTC that was looking for an administratively st

Industry committee  Our traditional position, which we've articulated over the years, is that market share is actually not determinative of such matters. Indeed, the Competition Act stipulates that we should not rely on market share to determine the state of competition in a particular marketplace.

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  We don't protect particular competitors. We're interested in protecting the competitive process. When we look at an issue such as targeted reductions, we would be looking at whether they were going to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the marketplace. The way we

Industry committee  I think there are two different tests going on here. One is the test with respect to forbearance by the CRTC, and that's the test you're referring to—the three-by-three test. Then, a second test included in the same document is our streamline test. With respect to our work in the

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I'm pleased to have this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss recent developments concerning regulation in the telecommunications sector. As Mr. Rajotte mentioned, I'm accompanied today by Richard Taylo