How was the spectrum divided geographically?
Industry Canada defined one service area per province and territory with the exception of Eastern Ontario and Outaouais, which is a standalone area for economic, technical and interference reasons, resulting in 14 service areas. Noting that some parties might wish to offer services in more than one service area, the Department did not set geographic aggregation limits on licensees. Interested parties and their affiliates were eligible to apply for several service areas, each on a standalone basis.
