OTTAWA - The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has asked the government to cut the fees that it pays for cellular and personal communications service licences. In response to Canada Gazette Notice DGRB-002-09 filed by Industry Canada on March 25, the CWTA has recommended a “cost-recovery fee” system, similar to that used by the FCC in the U.S. The Association says that the current yearly spectrum licensing fees, which last year reached almost $130 million, are much higher than the government’s actual spectrum management costs. According to the CWTA submission, the government has stated its intention to impose a fee that reflects “a...
