The final report of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation Review Panel (the Panel) is fundamentally flawed. Its central thrust – to regulate internet content and service providers through both the Broadcasting and Telecommunications acts – is inapt as well as unconstitutional. The two acts are properly narrowly focused to deal…...
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The Basic Problem: everything was seen as “broadcasting” Occasionally a disaster brings a dose of reality into the consideration of abstract issues. The COVID19 pandemic points out a glaring mistake at the heart of the BTLR report. All over North America, demand for telecommunications services is surging. Businesses are responding…...
Application for Commission approval to allow the Bell Companies to temporarily block certain verified fraudulent and scam voice calls on a trial basis
CRTC File: 8638-B2-201905879 Submission of the Internet Society Canada Chapter Who we are The Internet Society Canada Chapter (ISCC) is a not-for-profit corporation that engages on internet legal and policy issues to advocate for an open, accessible and affordable internet for Canadians. An open internet means one in which ideas…...
Board Nomination Information 2019 – AGM
The role of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Internet Society Canada Chapter (“ISCC”) is to provide strategic direction and oversight to help guide ISCC as it fulfills its mandate to be a recognized thought leader in the advancement of sound Internet policy development, education and related activities in Canada…...
Study of Broadband Competition in Selected Countries: Lessons for Canada
Download Full Study A study for the Bureau of Competition Policy’s Inquiry into Competition in Broadband Services MARCH 1, 2019 | INTERNET SOCIETY CANADA CHAPTER | TIMOTHY DENTON, CHAIRMAN Introduction This paper addresses the following questions asked as part of the Competition Bureau’s Market Study on Competition in Broadband Service[1]: How do…...
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