Senate committee to hold hearings on copper wire theft

By Ahmad Hathout The Senate Transport and Communications committee is scheduled to hold hearings starting next week looking into the issue of copper wire theft that has plagued the telecom industry. Industry Canada, Public Safety Canada, and the Department of Justice are all scheduled to appear on the first day, Tuesday, December 10, while the industry association Canadian Telecommunications Association (CTA), Bell, Telus, and Electricity Canada are scheduled for the day after, according to the committee website. The study comes after a number of incidents reported by telecoms, specifically telco Bell, in which individuals have cut and stolen the copper...