Wireless Policy Review: Competition Bureau recommends "facilities-focused" MVNOs

By Denis Carmel

Says unfettered MVNOs would jeopardize regional playersGATINEAU – Friday was the deadline for the second phase of the comments in the CRTC’s Review of mobile wireless services and all eyes were on the Competition Bureau’s submission, which had the additional advantage of having access to the material filed in confidence, which we had reported on earlier this year.The Bureau’s report determines there is not enough competition in the marketplace, and it even suggests a policy for the Commission to consider. (Does it suffer from “Commission Envy”?)“Bell, Telus and Rogers (the Big 3) possess market power at both the retail and...