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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