
CRTC Declares High-Speed Internet a Basic Service, Just Like Landline Telephone
The chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Jean-Pierre Blais, has announced a move to declare broadband Internet access as a basic service, just like current landline telephone service. The CERC says that the move will be costly and it will require business and government assistance. Blais said that the shift needs to be...