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CTS 2016: Spectrum must be allocated on an equitable basis, says Videotron’s Brouillette

TORONTO - Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette gave the federal government a thumbs-up for its efforts to promote competition in Canada’s wireless industry, and called for its continued support of four competitors on every market.Speaking Wednesday at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto, Brouillette called for “vigilance” to ensure that “incumbent carriers are not able to use their historical advantages and their accumulated market power to prevent new entrants from responding to the needs of consumers”.She also urged Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada to level the wireless playing field as it preps for the forthcoming 600 MHz spectrum auction.“This means...