Telecom summit kicks off in Toronto amid plea for 'stable regulatory environment'
BNN Bloomberg
Industry leaders from Canada's telecommunications sector are set to gather in downtown Toronto today for the 23rd annual Canadian Telecom Summit.
The three-day event will kick off with speeches from Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings and Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau, whose company has been expanding its Videotron subsidiary after the purchase of Freedom Mobile last year.
Attendees are also set to hear from Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Canadian Telecommunications Association president Robert Ghiz, along with representatives from other service providers and technology companies.
Meanwhile, a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, commissioned by the telecom association, says the sector contributed $80.8 billion to the Canadian economy last year while supporting nearly 782,000 jobs.
