Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 4, 2008 as Get Online Help to Override Do-Not-Call Exemptions The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission's announcement last week that the national do-not-call registry (DNC) will be operational by September 30th generated a collective sigh of relief from Canadians tired of unwanted telemarketing […]
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CRTC Confirms Do-Not-Call Registry By September 30th
The CRTC has today confirmed that the national do-not-call registry will launch by September 30th. Given the number of exempt organizations – registered charities, political parties, polling companies, newspapers, businesses with a prior business relationship – Canadians will still need to individually opt-out of hundreds of additional organizations for the […]
CAIP Responds to Bell in Throttling Case
The CBC reports on the CAIP's final response to Bell in the throttling case.
National Film Board on the Missing Canadian Digitization Strategy
In its submission to the CRTC New Media consultation, the National Film Board of Canada warns: Canada today finds itself years behind other countries in developing a clearly focused and effective digitization strategy. The United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and China have already established digitization strategies that […]
Competition Bureau Warns CRTC Against New Media Intervention
The Canadian Competition Bureau has waded into the CRTC's new media regulation debate with a submission that pretty clearly sides with a no-intervention approach. While couched in language that gives the CRTC some flexibility, the Bureau is at pains to note that no intervention may be needed, that regulation carries […]
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