Industry committee  Let's talk about kind of basic home phone service that we all have. You could get that service from Bell and they currently charge you, say, $30. At present you would probably pay a $2 fee if you want to receive a paper bill. Once the new legislation is in place, they would no lo

Industry committee  It was certainly positive in the sense that it produced a substantial fact base. The CRTC conducted a fact-finding exercise; they consulted 70 companies, I believe, covering a full range of the largest and a sampling of many of the smaller companies involved. They produced a repo

Industry committee  I agree that those views are absolutely critical to this and that's very much the group that was the beneficiary of this policy change. I would also direct you to a study that was done by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, which is a consumer group that appears frequently befor

Industry committee  The consultation process was a CRTC-led process. I'm not able to speak to why they would have chosen the process that they did.

Industry committee  Good morning. It's my pleasure to be here today to explain division 11 of part 4 concerning amendments to the Telecommunications Act, as well as a related amendment to the Broadcasting Act, and to answer your questions. I would start by noting that this section of the bill sup