The State of Competition in Canada's Telecommunications Industry - 2014 /

In terms of the quality of services, the data indi- cate that Canadians actually benefit from one of the most advanced and efficient wireless networks in the world. [...] The development of the commercial wireless industry since the 1980s has resulted in a huge increase in the use of spectrum frequencies. [...] TELUS was allowed to buy Public Mobile because the A review of spectrum auctions in the U. S., Canada and spectrum bought by the latter during the 2008 auction Europe by Analysis Group concludes that “restrictive and was not part of the set-aside and is not used for the latest preferential participation rules disrupt the auction process, smartphones and data plans. [...] And with the financial means at its dispo- had a similar effect to the set-aside: It would prevent sal, Verizon would no doubt have been able to outbid the large players from acquiring all of the available the other players and acquire two of the four prime spectrum in order to protect their dominant pos- blocks, forcing the three large providers to share the itions and preclude competition. [...] Dépatie to declare victory in the government’s longstanding acknowledged, “We are well aware that some have attempt to foster the emergence of a fourth player in tried to compete in the past in the Canadian wireless every region of the country: business and have struggled.