DIGITAL ECONOMY: Do wireless fees and spectrum auction rules drag our economy?

By Perry Hoffman

GATINEAU – While wireless incumbents and newcomers vehemently disagree on future auction rules, both say Industry Canada has to get a move on, and make the decisions required to open up more spectrum for more bandwidth and more products and services.The federal government’s digital economy consultation elicited many different opinions and recommendations on how to proceed with respect to creating the right frameworks and policies going forward. But many took the opportunity to complain about current regimes. Such was the case with Canada’s largest wireless carriers. They are using the federal government’s digital economy consultation to wail about spectrum policies...