Operators Upset Over VoIP Policy

September 2006 | Market Trend Analysis

Regulatory body, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has confirmed its earlier decision made in May 2005, under a regulatory framework to regulate VoIP services under the same rules applicable to local fixed-line calls. In a press release issued by the regulator, it said: "competition in local telephone service is taking hold more firmly than anticipated", which had led to the implementation of CRTC "rulings foster(ing) an increased reliance on market forces, to ensure that Canadian consumers continue to receive the benefits of competition, including greater choice and lower

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