An open Internet advocacy group is hailing new powers the CRTC has to fine telecom companies that break the rules as a victory for the little guy.
OpenMedia says the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s new powers come after a years-long campaign the group has led to give the regulator the power to levy financial penalties on telecom providers who mistreat customers.
While the CRTC is the agency that regulates broadcasting and telecommunications, it’s been described as toothless for its inability to fine companies that break the Telecommunications Act.
That is now set to change after Bill C-43 passed in the Senate on Dec. 16, making a host of measures from the government’s omnibus budget bill the law of the land.
Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1149449-new-rules-give-crtc-power-to-penalize-telecom-giants/
