Spectrum Licence Transfer Framework released

OTTAWA – Industry Canada today announced the release of its new spectrum licence transfer framework “to further promote competition in Canada's wireless telecommunications market and to deliver cutting-edge technologies to Canadian families at affordable prices,” reads this morning’s press release. The Government of Canada “is committed to promoting at least four wireless providers in every region of the country to support greater competition in the market," said Industry Minister Christian Paradis. "We are working to provide Canadian families with access to the latest technology at better prices." As announced on June 4, 2013, all spectrum transfer requests will be reviewed,...