About the CRTC
- The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent public organization that regulates and supervises the Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications sector.
- The CRTC does NOT regulate newspapers, magazines, cell phone rates, the quality of service and business practices of cell phone companies, or the quality and content of TV and radio programs.broadcasting and telecommunications systems.
- As an independent organization, the CRTC works to serve the needs and interests of citizens, industries, interest groups and the government.
- The CRTC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Mandate
The CRTC’s mandate is to ensure that both the broadcasting and telecommunications systems serve the Canadian public. The CRTC uses the objectives in the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act to guide its policy decisions.
Mission
The CRTC seeks to ensure that Canadians have access to a world-class communication system.
An American Perspective On The Current Economic Landscape of Telecommunication
Interesting Presentation By: Susan Crawford
A visiting professor at Harvard Law School and Visiting Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard Kennedy School. She has been blogging and publishing articles about telecommunications and the future of the Internet since 2003. She has served on the ICANN board of directors. She lives in Manhattan.
Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age
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