May 08, 2006
Canadian Government Wants Telecom Regulations to Be Eased
The Canadian government has made a move for easing telecom regulations by asking the CRTC for reconsidering a decision made in 2005 for controlling the prices of VoIP telephone services. This was done in order to allow new competitors in the market to compete in an effective manner. Now most of the companies including Shaw are taking advantage of the situation for charging above market prices for their digital phone service.
According to Maxime Bernier, Industry Minister, Canada:
After careful study and the subsequent appeals, the government believes it is in the public interest for the CRTC to reconsider its decision. This will give the CRTC the opportunity to take into account the increase in demand for VoIP services and changes to the overall regulatory environment since the original decision was announced last year.
via teleclick
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