Public Mobile next in line for CRTC ownership review

OTTAWA – Public Mobile is the latest new wireless entrant scheduled to have its ownership structure scrutinized by the CRTC.In a letter to the nascent company dated December 18, secretary general Robert Morin advised that Public Mobile will be subject to a Type 2 review of its ownership and control in order to determine its eligibility to operate as a Canadian telecommunications common carrier.“When reviewing the ownership and control of Public Mobile, the Commission will apply the existing jurisprudence relating to determinations of control in fact, cognizant of the fact that in varying Telecom Decision CRTC 2009-678, the Government stated...