What Canada Telecommunications Act 1993 requires
The Telecommunications Act (S.C. 1993, c. 38), in force 25 October 1993 and last amended by the Online Streaming Act 2023, establishes the CRTC's authority to regulate Canadian carriers and telecommunications services, requires that basic telecommunications services be available to all Canadians at affordable prices, prohibits unjust discrimination in service provision under Section 27, restricts direct foreign ownership of Canadian carrier facilities to 20% of voting shares under Section 16 and holding company ownership to 33.3% under Section 17 (with full foreign ownership permitted for carriers with less than 10% of Canadian telecom revenues), requires dominant carriers to file tariffs approved by the CRTC under Section 25, and provides the CRTC with powers to order interconnection, resolve disputes, and impose administrative monetary penalties of up to CAD 10 million per violation.
Pillar: Telecoms & Digital Infrastructure · Authority: Parliament of Canada · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/T-3.4/
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Primary Citations — 5 traced to source
- {"title":"Telecommunications Act (S.C. 1993, c. 38)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/T-3.4/","section":"Sections 2 (definitions), 7 (Canadian telecommunications policy objectives), 16-17 (foreign ownership), 24-27 (service conditions, interconnection, discrimination), 25 (tariffs), 34 (forbearance), 46.5 (basic service), 62 (CRTC determinations), 69 (offences), 72.001-72.004 (administrative monetary penalties)","relevance":"Primary federal legislation establishing CRTC authority over Canadian carriers; defines carrier and reseller status, foreign ownership limits at 20% and 33.3%, tariff regulation for dominant carriers, interconnection obligations, basic service objectives, and administrative monetary penalty regime up to CAD 10 million per violation"}
- {"title":"CRTC Telecom Regulatory Policy 2016-496 (Basic Telecommunications Services)","url":"https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2016/2016-496.htm","section":"Paragraphs 1-90 (basic service objective, broadband speed targets, Broadband Fund, 9-1-1, accessibility)","relevance":"CRTC decision establishing the 50/10 Mbps broadband speed target as part of the basic service objective and creating the Broadband Fund contribution mechanism for large carriers; governs carriers' obligations to provide basic Internet access services to all Canadians"}
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