Canadian Telecommunications Policy

One of the significant features of the Telecommunications Act that distinguishes it from previous legislation is the inclusion in section 7 of a statement of Canadian telecommunications policy. Section 7 of the Telecommunications Act reads as follows:

"7. It is hereby affirmed that telecommunications performs an essential role in the maintenance of Canada's identity and sovereignty and that the Canadian telecommunications policy has as its objectives

(a) to facilitate the orderly development throughout Canada of a telecommunications system that serves to safeguard, enrich and strengthen the social and economic fabric of Canada and its regions;

(b) to render reliable and affordable telecommunications services of high quality accessible to Canadians in both urban and rural areas in all regions of Canada;

(c) to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness, at the national and international levels, of Canadian telecommunications;

(d) to promote the ownership and control of Canadian carriers by Canadians;

(e) to promote the use of Canadian transmission facilities for telecommunications within Canada and between Canada and points outside Canada;

(f) to foster increased reliance on market forces for the provision of telecommunications services and to ensure that regulation, where required, is efficient and effective;

(g) to stimulate research and development in Canada in the field of telecommunications and to encourage innovation in the provision of telecommunications services;

(h) to respond to the economic and social requirements of users of telecommunications services; and

(i) to contribute to the protection of the privacy of persons."

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The Telecommunications Act gives the CRTC a broad range of powers, which must be exercised with a view to implementing the policy in section 7 of the Act and any directions issued by the Governor in Council. For example, the CRTC must ensure that rates are just and reasonable and that Canadian carriers do not discriminate unjustly or accord any undue preference with respect to the telecommunications services they offer (s.27). The CRTC may also settle disputes between Canadian carriers and municipalities or other public authorities regarding the use of rights-of-way (s.42-45).

said by adisor19 :

The NDP is the only party that has brought up the throttling issue in parliament. I know where my vote is going next election.

said by Truly Scrod :

(fictional) free market decide.

said by El Quintron :

Don't waste your research on the astroturfer...

He's been spouting this garbage disguised as "build your own" for eons.

said by cpsycho :

We don't have politicians in Canada. We have corporate figure heads that are paid to sit in the house of commons and act like politicians.

Its starting to seem to me that Canada was bought and sold a long time ago.