@article{119cd6a5a284493fa79c6735351b3123,
title = "An introduction to telecommunications policy in Canada",
abstract = "This paper provides an introduction to telecommunications policy in Canada, outlining the regulatory and legislative environment governing the provision of telecommunications services in the country and describing basic characteristics of its retail telecommunications services market. It was written in 2017 as one in a series of papers describing international telecommunications policies and markets published in the Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy in 2016 and 2017. Drawing primarily from regulatory and policy documents, the discussion focuses on broad trends, central policy objectives and major players involved in building and operating Canada's telecommunications infrastructure. The paper is descriptive rather than evaluative, and does not offer an exhaustive discussion of all telecommunications policy issues, markets and providers in Canada.",
keywords = "Canada, Policy, Telecommunications",
author = "Catherine Middleton",
note = "Funding Information: Internet access. The UC participated in CRTC consultations on basic telecommunications services and the development of a Wireless Code of Conduct, and has produced many reports offering recommendations on how to improve the provision of telecommunications services for Canadian consumers (Union des consommateurs, 2013, 2014, 2015a, 2015b). These reports, as well as the reports by PIAC noted above were funded by the Government of Canada{\textquoteright}s Office of Consumer Affairs Contributions Program, established to enable the production of “high quality, independent and timely research on consumer issues” (Office of Funding Information: This research was undertaken, in part, thanks to funding from the Canada Research Chairs program and was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada) and Ryerson University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Telecommunications Association Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
doi = "10.18080/ajtde.v5n4.129",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
pages = "97--124",
journal = "Telecommunication Journal of Australia",
issn = "0040-2486",
publisher = "Monash University ePress",
number = "4",
}