NEW POLL: Consumers want telecom deregulation

OTTAWA – A new poll completed just this week by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Bell Canada says the vast majority of Canadians agree with recent moves by the federal government towards deregulating the telecommunications market in Canada. The polling data, released first to Cartt.ca, comes just days before a Monday meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology where telecom deregulation is again on the agenda. In the poll of 1,000 Canadians done between January 12th and 22nd, when asked about the recent policy measures taken by Industry Minister Maxime Bernier, 68% said they found the changes...