PIAC peeved about CRTC’s private paper payment position party (updated with the Commission’s riposte)

OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the Consumers Association of Canada Tuesday published an open letter to CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais decrying the Commission’s decision to call carriers in for a meeting on paper billing practices instead of allowing for a public process.Both PIAC and the CAC had submitted a formal application to the CRTC, asking it to prohibit charging Canadians an extra fee to receive a paper bill.The CRTC issued a press release last week noting it has called the industry in to explain itself. "We are concerned that not all Canadians have a reasonable choice when...