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CTS 2019: CWTA’s Ghiz says Canada’s wireless future hinges on pro-investment policies

TORONTO - Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) president and CEO Robert Ghiz used his keynote Tuesday at the Canadian Telecom Summit to drive home a singular message to Canadian policy makers: any changes to Canadian wireless policy must continue to feature facilities-based investments as the bedrock.Canadian networks are world-leading, he noted in his speech."Not only are Canada’s mobile wireless networks ranked 2nd in the world in terms of download speeds, they are 152% faster than the global average, and 91% faster than the United States. And while speed is important, consistency of speed is equally important. It is little comfort...