OTTAWA – The CRTC estimates that its total telecommunications regulatory costs for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, defined as April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020, will be $36.454 million.
The Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010 (Fees Regulations) provide for the payment of annual telecommunications fees by certain telecommunications service providers, as set out in sections 2 and 3 of the Fees Regulations.
The annual adjustment amount referred to in subsection 3(5) of the Fees Regulations is $0.024 million for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
The Commission said Wednesday that the net billing for its telecommunications fees for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, taking into account the adjustment above, is $36.478 million, up 19.03% compared to the amount for the 2018-2019 fiscal year ($30.647 million) due to the implementation of the Broadband Fund project management function and to the ratification of collective agreements.
