RE:RE:CompetitionOk, here it is straight from Axia's recent MD&A. Axia does not compete with its customers, so Platinum would be competing with other wireless ISPs and wireline ISPs on a level playing field, not like here in Ontario..
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
Axia delivers a distinctive value proposition to the market and the success of our approach is evidenced by our growing footprint and increasing usage of our networks. Our vision is to be a dominant provider of digital transport services delivered over high performing fibre optic networks, in the regions we operate.
We sell wholesale services to Retail Service Providers (RSPs). RSPs’ product offerings include network connectivity, internet, fixed line and wireless telephone, cloud services, and content options. This creates an ecosystem where end users can choose competitively priced service providers and services that meet their individual needs. Axia also provides backhaul services to wireless carriers and transport services to data centre operators. Our unique approach
incorporates the following features:
Separate Transport Services from Web Services: Axia transports packets of data over its networks. Our RSPs select the contents of the packets which best meets their customers’ needs. Axia’s focus is on delivering the highest quality and affordable transport services for each RSP;
Axia Does Not Compete With its Customers: End users demand increased choice and an enhanced experience. To deliver this we foster competition amongst content providers to create a choice of services for enterprise, residential and government end users; and
Level Playing Field Pricing: Axia prices its services in a way that does not discriminate based on who the customer is or their location. This approach to pricing eliminates the distance, market size and conflict of interest challenges that limit end users’ access in the traditional telco approach.