The CRTC does appear to have some influence regarding carrier responsibility of contract periods and extensions. The rules are outlined in the 2003 decision and 2008 CRTC Decision:
2003: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/dt2003-85.htm 2008: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/dt2008-22.htm The conclusion in 2003 was essentially: 1. notification must be at least 60 days before the end of the current contract. 2. notification after the renewal (within 35 days) that the contract was automatically renewed 3. notification that the may cancel or renew without penalty within 30 days of the notification date of the renewal The way I read the 2008 revision, they eliminated bullet 2 - as it was too burdensome for the ILECs to have to notify twice. Jump to points 20-27 in the 2008 revision to get to these points. Please see it for yourselves, as I am curious how this affects the third point - how long after the contract has been automatically renewed can it be cancelled - since the 2003 decision states that it is 30 days after the notification. Now that there is no longer a need to notify of the renewal, I would guess that there is now 30 days from the date of the renewal. Or perhaps no grace period after the renewal date anymore. Mike On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM, John Lange <[email protected]> wrote: > To be fair, the CRTC is not the regulator in charge of contracts. That > would be The Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications > Services (CCTS). > > ccts-cprst.ca > > Or, potentially The Competition Bureau > (http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca). Failing that, the courts. > > John > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
