Commission itself looking to "cut the cord"

GATINEAU – While many Canadians themselves wonder why they need a phone line attached to their home when they already carry their lives around inside the smartphones in their pockets and purses, the CRTC announced internally today that it plans to cut that old phone cord. An initiative announced to staff this week will see the Regulator begin to move from landlines to mobile phones starting with a pilot project launching next week. “As you know, the CRTC is committed to providing technology to support our employees to effectively perform their day-to-day work activities. Over the past few years, there...