TORONTO – Industry Canada and Heritage Canada will work together when it comes to telecom and media policy, Industry Minister Maxime Bernier said today.
Since many of those working in the telecom and cable side of the industry would like to see a more holistic approach to regulation, rather than maintaining two different silos of telecom and broadcast rules, Cartt.ca asked the Minister if he will be working with Heritage Minister Bev Oda on new combined policy directives for the CRTC, given her own new tasks she has set out for commissioners?
"Yes we are working very closely," said Minister Bernier. "I’m very happy with the directive she (announced) last Sunday. It will be very helpful for our action on the telecom (side)."
"(Telecom and broadcast are) coming together because new technologies are bringing new ways to deliver services to Canadians so it’s important to discuss that all together and we’re going to do it this summer."
