Statement from Industry Minister Maxime Bernier on the CRTC Deregulation Decision of Local Telephone Service

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OTTAWA, July 25, 2007 -- The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, today applauded the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC's) timely decision on the deregulation of local telephone service in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and regions of Atlantic Canada.
"Canada's New Government believes that reliance on market forces and competition benefits Canadian businesses and consumers. The deregulation of local telephone service in these regions will further encourage innovation and competition in the telecommunications industry,"said Minister Bernier. "Consumers should benefit from more choices, improved products and services, and lower prices,"added the Minister. "This initiative also reflects our agreement with the advice we received from the Telecommunications Policy Review Panel to rely on market forces to the maximum extent feasible."
The Government of Canada announced last April it was accelerating the CRTC's decision on the deregulation of retail telephone prices of traditional telephone companies. The CRTC's market-share test was replaced with one that emphasizes the presence of competitive infrastructure in a local telephone exchange, in order to deliver the greatest benefits to consumers, discipline the marketplace and strengthen investment.
For more information, please contact:
Isabelle Fontaine
Office of the Honourable Maxime Bernier
Minister of Industry
613-995-9001
Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502
Date Modified: 2007-07-25

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