Fibre Decision dissent: Commission should have shone broadcasting light on wholesale wireline regime says Shoan

By Perry Hoffman

GATINEAU - The CRTC’s recent wholesale wireline decision fails to adequately take into account the significant growth on online video, both regulated and exempt, says regional CRTC commissioner for Ontario Raj Shoan.In a dissenting opinion to last week’s Telecom Regulatory Policy 2015-326, he argues that because telecommunications and broadcasting are now being delivered to Canadians over a single pipe, this requires a brand new approach to wholesale services regulation.“In essence, under the current legislative framework, the Internet, through market forces, consumer use, and industry development, is evolving from a telecommunications service into a broadcasting service. The implications of this evolution...