CRTC says no to the Competition Bureau

OTTAWA – The CRTC has decided what the Competition Bureau wants is too much to ask of Canada’s wireless service providers. On March 8, 2019, the Competition Bureau wrote to the CRTC as part of the Regulator’s review of mobile wireless service proceeding, requesting the Commission demand a series of data from the wireless service providers (WSPs) which would allow the Bureau to conduct an analysis of the competitive landscape. As Cartt.ca reported, the WSPs responded strongly, arguing the new burden imposed on them by the request for years of data was too onerous and accused the Bureau of hijacking...