GATINEAU – The CRTC will release its decision on basic telecommunications services late next Wednesday.
The Commission confirmed that it will stage a media “lock-up” from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM ET on December 21 at its Central Office, where “subject matter experts” will give an overview of the decision and answer questions. The decision itself will be released at 4 p.m. followed by a short statement by chairman Jean-Pierre Blais.
The main focus of 14 day basic service objective (BSO) public hearing, dubbed #TalkBroadband by the Commission, was determining Canada’s minimum target broadband speed, and to what extent the Commission should step in to ensure broadband deployment is funded by industry and government, in areas where it is not economical, or among groups which cannot afford the retail price.
Blais has said the result of this hearing will be one of the most important of his tenure as CRTC chair.
