Application
1. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) received a joint application to subordinate small portions of spectrum licences from Quebecor Media Inc.’s subsidiary Freedom Mobile Inc. (Freedom) to Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers). The licences are in Alberta and British Columbia, in the Mobile Broadband Service (MBS) and Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) band. The licences are described in the annex.
2. The application was assessed against the policy objectives and criteria set out in section 5.6 of Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-23, Licensing Procedure for Spectrum Licences for Terrestrial Services.
3. Terms not defined in this decision have the meaning set out in CPC-2-1-23.
Decision
4. The application described above is approved.
Rationale
5. ISED has reviewed the agreement between Freedom and Rogers and notes that for the subordinate licences requested, the primary licensee retains control of its spectrum licences.
6. ISED has determined that the requested licence subordinations will not affect the ability of existing or future competitors to provide services in the relevant areas.
Annex
| Primary licence number | Expiry date of the primary licence (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Frequency range (MHz) of the primary licence | Tier number and geographic area of the primary licence | Expiry date of the subordinate licence (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Frequency range (MHz) of the subordinate licence | Tier number and geographic area of the subordinate licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 010282631-001 | 2035-04-20 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 |
2-012 Alberta | 2034-04-02 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 |
2-012-009 Subdivided area of 2-012 – Alberta – Imperial Oil Kearl |
| 010282631-001 | 2035-04-20 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-012 Alberta | 2034-04-02 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-012-008 Subdivided area of 2-012 – Alberta – CNRL Albian |
| 010282631-001 | 2035-04-20 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-012 Alberta | 2034-04-02 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 |
2-012-007 Subdivided area of 2-012 – Alberta – CNRL Horizon |
| 010282989-002 | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-018 Province of Alberta | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-018-002 Subdivided area of 2-018 – Province of Alberta – Imperial Oil Kearl |
| 010282989-002 | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-018 Province of Alberta | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-018-003 Subdivided area of 2-018 – Province of Alberta – CNRL Albian |
| 010282989-002 | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-018 Province of Alberta | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-018-004 Subdivided area of 2-018 – Province of Alberta –CNRL Horizon |
| 010283281-001 | 2035-04-20 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-013 British Columbia | 2034-04-02 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-013-014 Subdivided area of 2-013 – British Columbia – Teck Greenhills |
| 010283281-001 | 2035-04-20 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-013 British Columbia | 2034-04-02 | 1755-1770/ 2155-2170 | 2-013-013 Subdivided area of 2-013 – British Columbia – Teck Fording River |
| 010283471-002 | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-013 British Columbia | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/ 777-782 | 2-013-014 Subdivided area of 2-013 – British Columbia – Teck Greenhills |
| 010283471-002 | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/777-782 | 2-013 British Columbia | 2034-04-02 | 746-751/777-782 | 2-013-013 Subdivided area of 2-013 – British Columbia – Teck Fording River |