What Canada Telecommunications Act (S.C. 1993, c. 38): CRTC Regulation of Carriers, Tariffs, Rates and Canadian Ownership requires
The Telecommunications Act (S.C. 1993, c. 38) is the federal statute governing the regulation of telecommunications in Canada, administered by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Section 2 defines the core terms, including Canadian carrier (a telecommunications common carrier subject to the legislative authority of Parliament), telecommunications (the emission, transmission or reception of intelligence by any wire, cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system) and telecommunications service. Section 7 declares the Canadian telecommunications policy objectives, including affordable, reliable and high-quality service in urban and rural areas, the promotion of Canadian ownership and control, market-driven provision with efficient regulation, and the protection of the privacy of persons. Section 16 requires a Canadian carrier to be Canadian-owned and controlled, with not less than 80 percent of its directors being individual Canadians and not less than 80 percent of its voting interests beneficially owned by Canadians, subject to exemptions for international submarine cables, earth stations and satellites. Section 24 makes the offering and provision of any telecommunications service subject to the conditions imposed by the Commission or in an approved tariff. Section 25 prohibits a carrier from providing a service except in accordance with a tariff filed with and approved by the Commission specifying the rate. Section 27 requires every rate to be just and reasonable and prohibits unjust discrimination or undue preference, placing the burden of proof on the carrier. Section 46.5 authorizes a contribution regime to support continuing access to basic services. Sections 71 and 72 provide for inspection and civil liability and section 73 creates offences, with administrative monetary penalty schemes in sections 72.001 to 72.01. The Act is the legal foundation for CRTC regulation of Canadian carriers, rates and ownership.
Pillar: Telecoms & Digital Infrastructure · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/T-3.4/FullText.html
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- Telecommunications Act (S.C. 1993, c. 38), section 2 - definitions (Canadian carrier, telecommunications, telecommunications service).
- Telecommunications Act, section 7 - Canadian telecommunications policy objectives.
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