Transport Canada looks to regulate telematics devices; CWTA raises concerns
News | June 23, 2003
Cell phones aren’t telematics devices and shouldn’t be treated as such in Transport Canada’s new consultation process on driver distractions, says Canadian Wireless Telcommunications Association (CWTA) head Peter Barnes. Barnes, president and CEO of the wireless lobby, says he’s disappointed that Ottawa would try to link systems such as in-car navigation aids with wireless handsets in a recently released consultation document, Strategies for Reducing Driver Distraction from In-Vehicle Telematics Devices: A discussion document. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks of free access to thewirereport.ca and our exclusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. |