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February 20, 2014

Earlier today, and close on the heels of the announcement of winners in the Government’s 700 MHz spectrum auction yesterday (see: here), the CRTC has announced that it is launching a new public consultation on the state of competition in the wholesale mobile wireless services market.  According to the CRTC’s announcement, it is interested in hearing from Canadians on: (i) the state of the market for wholesale mobile wireless services (including wholesale roaming and wholesale tower sharing); (ii) the impact that the wholesale mobile wireless services market has on the retail market; and (iii) whether greater regulatory oversight would be appropriate if it were to find that the wholesale mobile wireless services market is not sufficiently competitive.

This new consultation is aimed, among other things, at looking at whether Canadian incumbent carriers are disadvantaging some competitors (including potentially some new entrants in some Canadian markets as a result of yesterday’s completed auction) through their wholesale roaming arrangements.

Comments are due by May 1st.  For more details and submission information see: here.

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