U.S. federal court blocks implementation of Do Not Call list
The U.S. District Court in Oklahoma ruled that the Federal Trade Commission does not have the authority to enforce the Do Not Call registry that was due to take effect this week. Legislative scrambles by the House of Representatives and the Senate failed to reinstate the list.

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Janet Yale is now the executive VP, government and regulatory affairs, for Telus. She has just completed a four-year stint as president/CEO of the Canadian Cable Television Association and has worked for AT&T Canada. Jim Peters, who had been watching Ottawa for the western ILEC (NL, Feb. 10/03), will help with the transition before returning to Vancouver.

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Rock responds to foreign investment recommendations
Industry Canada minister Allan Rock, in a letter to House of Commons industry, science and technology committee chair Walt Lastewka, says, "the government acknowledges the appropriateness of your conclusion that removing foreign investment restrictions would benefit the telecommunications industry." But in his response to the recommendations of the committee (NL, May 6/03), the minister calls for further study to harmonize the differing viewpoints of the industry committee and the committee on Canadian Heritage. The government plans to table an amendment to the Telecommunications Act, requiring its review every five years in response to technological change.

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Plans to prevent spam from being sent to unwilling recipients are picking up speed as the Canadian government’s two chambers are set to consider proposed legislation banning the practice. A bill has just been introduced in the Senate with similar legislation poised to be tabled in the House of Commons shortly.

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