> I haven't had much direct exposure to the CRTC's process, but I don't
> know that I would call the entire structure completely irrelevant. I
> for one am glad that there are Canadian content requirements for the
> broadcasting industry, and that foreign investment limitations in our
> telcom industry prevent it from being a direct subsidiary of a foreign
> corporation.
>
> I would say though that what's needed is a lean and fast division
> that's able to make timely decisions about fairly simple issues.
> Taking a year to decide whether 911 service is required for consumer
> VoIP service and then mandating compliance within 90 days seems
> hypocritical. I also wonder if the suit brought against Vonage in
> Texas [1] "accelerated" the process ;-)
I think there should be separate divisions, one for broadcasting and one for telecom to
speed up the process
> Someone mentioned to me the other day that a commission of prominent
> Canadians has been put together to evaluate the effectiveness of the
> CRTC, but I haven't found anything on the web yet.
http://www.wednesday-night.com/crtc.asp
Friday Apr 1, 2005 ts
3 chosen to review CRTC`s policy: Sources
The former head of Microsoft
Corp.`s Canadian Web portal and a prominent communications lawyer from
Toronto are among three panellists who will conduct a sweeping review of
Canada`s telephone regulator, industry sources say.
