Altering the Acts: Few surprises in the Bell Canada BTLR submission

By Denis Carmel

MOST OF THE arguments we found in the Bell Canada Enterprises submission to the Broadcast and Telecom Legislative Review panel we’ve heard before, which is not surprising since the largest telecom and media company has of course been front and centre when it comes to the issues at play under the Acts.That said, it wants fee for carriage back, too.TelecomThe 1993 Telecommunications Act was drafted to move from almost a century of near-monopoly provision of traditional wireline home phone telephony to competitive markets, reminds the Bell document.So the company has asked the panel to implement measures to illustrate that statement...