Competitionand convegence in canadian telecommunications

摘要

Through a series of initiatives over the past five years, Canada has managed the difficult transition from a highly regulated environment to one in which almost all sectors of the telecommunications industry are now open to competition. Moreover, this has been accomplished without jeopardizing Canada's longstanding broadcasting and telecommunications policy objectives, including the provision of universal telephone service at affordable rates and the maintenance of a uniquely Canadian broadcasting policy. As a result, the Canadian regulatory framework provides an alternative model for nations confronted by the challenge of introducing competition and complying with the WTO Reference Paper, while maintaining domestic telecommunications and broadcasting policies.