CTS 2021: Bell suggests high spectrum costs can't continue

By Ahmad Hathout During the lunchtime keynote on the second day of the Canadian Telecom Summit, Bell Mobility president Claire Gillies (above) said spectrum costs charged by the federal government are too high. Coming off the most expensive spectrum auction in its history – a nearly $9-billion investment in 3.5 GHz frequencies said to be crucial for 5G – Gillies said this is not sustainable because service providers like Bell need to use the money to continue investing in future technologies. “We have to change this,” she said during her keynote Tuesday. “Because we want our money going into investment...