{"id":6388,"date":"2013-05-13T14:42:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T18:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=6388"},"modified":"2013-05-23T13:02:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T17:02:56","slug":"the-next-battleground-for-canadian-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=6388","title":{"rendered":"The next battleground for Canadian spectrum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spectrum policy issues are heating up as we approach the deadline for deposits for the 700 MHz spectrum auction. Will new entrants show up with deposits? Will rural Canadians actually benefit?<\/p>\n

There is certain to be a lively discussion of wireless issues at a panel called “Unplugged: The next generation of wireless” at The 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Unplugged: The next generation of wireless<\/b>
\nWednesday afternoon, June 5, 2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nRita Trichur<\/b>\u00a0(moderator<\/em>)
\nReporter
\nGlobe and Mail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nDean Brenner<\/b>
\nSVP, Government Affairs
\nQualcomm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nBrent Johnston<\/b>
\nVP, Mobility Solutions
\nTELUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAllison Lenehan<\/b>
\nPresident
\nXplornet Communications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAdrian Mah<\/b>
\nManaging Director, Canada
\ninCode Consulting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nBruce Rodin<\/b>
\nVP, Wireless Technology
\nBell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nMichael Stephens<\/b>
\nVP, Marketing
\nTeraGo Networks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Earlier today, the moderator of the panel, Rita Trichur of the Globe and Mail, tweeted<\/p>\n

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Next spectrum skirmish.. Big telcos \u2018hoarding\u2019 spectrum, ISPs complain #CDNtech<\/a> stks.co\/aUFS<\/a> $RCI.B<\/a>.CA $RCI<\/a> $BCE.CA<\/a> $BCE<\/a> $PCS.CA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rita Trichur (@RitaTrichur) May 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Her story<\/a> looks beyond the 700 MHz auction at the issues associated with the 3500 MHz band, spectrum that has been largely unused.<\/p>\n

Internet service providers such as Xplornet Communications Inc. are accusing Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. of \u201choarding\u201d spectrum that they have held for years but failed to use. Now that those licences are up for renewal, Xplornet argues the companies\u2019 ongoing control of those assets is stifling competition for Internet services in rural areas, to the detriment of some two million Canadians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In an appearance on CBC’s The Lang & O’Leary Exchange<\/a>, Open Media’s executive director, Steve Anderson, referred to Canada’s wireless policy as “incoherent”. [He went on to say things about Canada’s Industry Minister Christian Paradis, including unexpectedly colourful language from a registered lobbyist<\/a>. Earlier in the interview, Mr. Anderson confused Former Industry Minister Jim Prentice, who led Industry Canada at the time AWS spectrum was set aside for new entrants<\/a>, with Tony Clement, the Minister who preceded Paradis.]<\/p>\n

As I have written before<\/a>, the challenge Canadians face might be better described as drifting rudderless.\u00a0Wireless competition and spectrum policy are among the areas that have suffered from the absence of a comprehensive national digital strategy. How does this impact investment in networks? How are Canadians competing in a global digital economy?<\/p>\n

You need to be at The 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>, just 3 weeks away. Have you registered yet?<\/p>\n

Continuing Professional Development:<\/strong><\/span> Some of the time spent attending sessions at The 2013 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a> may be claimed as \u201cSubstantive Hours\u201d towards LSUC\u2019s CPD requirements.<\/p>\n

Register<\/a> today! Download the complete conference brochure here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spectrum policy issues are heating up as we approach the deadline for deposits for the 700 MHz spectrum auction. Will new entrants show up with deposits? Will rural Canadians actually benefit? There is certain to be a lively discussion of wireless issues at a panel called “Unplugged: The next generation of wireless” at The 2013 …<\/p>\n

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