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LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 2: FOREIGN OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS AND INVESTMENT: IS THERE A CONNECTION?
| 1. | That the Government of Canada amend the Telecommunications Act to require a mandatory five-year review of the Act by a parliamentary committee. |
CHAPTER 3: PUBLIC POLICY OBJECTIVES AND INSTRUMENTS:
A BALANCED APPROACH
| 2. | That the Government of Canada prepare all necessary legislative changes to entirely remove the existing minimum Canadian ownership requirements, including the requirement of Canadian control, applicable to telecommunications common carriers. |
CHAPTER 4: The changing telecommunications landscape and convergence
| 3. | That the Government of Canada ensure that any changes made to the Canadian ownership and control requirements applicable to telecommunications common carriers be applied equally to broadcasting distribution undertakings. |
| 4. | That the Government of Canada strike a special parliamentary committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the governance structure of both telecommunications and broadcasting sectors in Canada in light of technological convergence. The review should include, as a minimum, an examination of: |
| (a) | the regulatory framework governing Canada’s telecommunications and broadcasting sectors; |
| (b) | approaches that the federal government could adopt to continue to facilitate broadband deployment in rural and remote communities; |
| (c) | federal departmental organization (Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage); and |
| (d) | the jurisdiction, role and mandate of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. |
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