Telcos, so long the opponents of government regulation, are supporting the idea of the CRTC having at least some jurisdiction over multi-dwelling units (MDUs) when it comes to telecom access. As expected, the owners of the MDUs prefer a free market approach.

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The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) says both the CRTC and its industry should find better ways to enforce telemarketing rules, rather than create new ones. The lobby group doesn’t object to a March 5 decision by the commission to ensure telemarketing rules are applied uniformly across all of Canada, and to all carriers – Order 2001-193. What does concern it, however, is a separate notice released the same day asking for comment on whether existing rules should be changed or extended – Telecom PN 2001-34.

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Telesat Canada wants the CRTC to exempt both itself and a subsidiary from new contribution rules that could cost the satellite carrier $8.3 million this year – a telecommunications fee it warns would ultimately be paid for by broadcast licensees. The BCE Inc-owned company, and its TMI Communications affiliate, are among the telecom companies that are now required to pay local phone subsidies under the commission’s new contribution rules – Decision 2000-745.

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