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November 28th 2010 -
The government thus asked the public if, in his opinion, these laws were to be softened and if the restrictions were to be raised.
The section of the 700 MHz is currently occupied by the networks of remote transmission which emit into analogical, but lorsqu they will pass to numerical in August 2011, it will be entirely available. This waveband has important advantages: she covers moreover long distances and more easily crosses the obstacles like the walls or the buildings.
The Canadian sector of without wire is dominated by three companies which are divided nearly 95% of the market: ECB, Rogers Communications and Telus. And in spite of L arrived of new entrants after the setting at the biddings of radio operator spectrum in 2008 brand, the Canadians continue to pay the tariffs among highest of the world for the wireless services.
“The result The new companies offer less expensive services and propose more choice with the consumers”, it indicated. Tony Clement also said that its ministry examined the payment framing the methods of division of the pylons D antenna and D itinerance (“roaming”). A decision on this subject should be taken next spring.
The third track is radical: to remove all the limitations on the direct overseas investments in the sector of telecommunications.
At the time of the last sale of spectrum, in 2008 frederique, the government had collected 4 tudor,25 billion . Certain parts of the spectrum had been reserved for the new entrants on the market, in L hope D to increase the competition.
The second reform envisages the lifting of all the restrictions D overseas investment in a company of telecommunication on the country, if this one holds a market share lower than 10% (calculated according to its figure D businesses).
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C is what the federal minister for Industry Tony Clement explained Monday, specifying that the consultations will start “soon” for the sale of the radio operator spectrum in the band of the 700 MHz. The setting with the biddings will take place at the end of 2012.
According to the Law on telecommunications, a foreign company cannot hold more than 20% of the actions with right to vote D a Canadian company of telecommunications or more than 33,3% S it S acts D an investment company.
The government had estimated that the company, financed with height of 500 million per L undertaken Egyptian Orascom Telecom, satisfied the laws in force.
Ottawa hopes that these sales will allow D to increase competition and cause a drop in the prices.
The minister Clement N did not specify S it would reserve again certain frequencies for the new entrants. He however indicated that this approach had functioned in 2008 by allowing L arrived well of three new companies: WindMobile (subsidiary of Globalive), Public Mobile and Mobilicity.
Ottawa considers three possible reforms. The first consists in making pass to 49% maximum direct participation qu a foreign company could hold in a company of remote transmission or Canadian telecommunication.
“The consultations will continue while we hold the discussions on the section of the 700 MHz” porsche, explained Tony Clement.
Ottawa prepares two large building sites in the field of telecommunications: L organization of consultations concerning the setting with the biddings D a new section of radio frequencies, L examination of the rules which frame the investments of alien companies in the Canadian sector of telecommunications.
The law limits to 46,7% the direct and indirect participation total.
“After all, the way D of allotting the spectrum and the way of determining which can take part in the biddings – and pay for these resources are dependent. C is why, in an integrated lawful approach, we will examine at the same time the laws on the overseas investments and the methods of the biddings. ”
Ottawa had started again the debate on the rules D overseas investment after having made cancel a Council Decision of broadcasting and telecommunications Canadian (CRTC) which had refused in Globalive the right to propose wireless services with the country.
The section of the 2500 MHz makes it possible as for it more quickly to convey L information ice, but it penetrates less easily with L interior of the buildings.
Ottawa also wishes to re-examine the laws which frame the investments of the foreign companies in the Canadian companies of telecommunications. Many actors of this sector affirm qu they are too restrictive, and obsolete.
The minister added qu another series of consultations will be launched, in 2012, for the sale of the spectrum in the band of the 2500 MHz. The goal of these two biddings and to provide to L industry without wire of new resources for the services of next generation.
Let us point out qu in telecommunications, L itinerance is a technique which allows the users subscribed with an operator to telephone lorsqu they are in a covered zone by another service provider.
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