Telesat Canada has failed to convince the CRTC that it should be exempted from paying into the local phone subsidy fund because the majority of its customers are broadcasters (NL, March 12/01). Last Thursday, the commission rejected a joint appeal by Telesat and its subsidiary TMI Communications Inc, which signals the latest in a series of unsuccessful attempts by carriers to tinker with the new subsidy regime.

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