Xplornet needs to have competition in rural Canada to keep their rates in line with what urban Canada pays for internet.  The CRTC's stated goal to bring affordable (whatever that means) broadband to ALL Canada by 2021 is sorely lacking.  Why does rural Canada need to wait yet another 5-odd years to get decent price & performance internet from anybody except Xplornet after having waited for 15 years already?  Does anyone really believe that the CRTC's goal will be met?  What if it isn't?  Another public inquiry that results in nothing?  It's not like Bell/Telus/Rogers are losing money, and why wouldn't they want a piece of the CRTC's M$750 pot of free money to expand into rural Canada?

Lots of questions.  Very few answers.