The constitutionality of incumbent telco winback restrictions has come under heavy fire in recent weeks as a flurry of activity at the commission culminated last week in a Federal Court of Appeals (FCA) case filed by the ILECs. On June 13, TELUS Corp., Bell Canada and SaskTel filed for leave to appeal the matter to the FCA which they want to declare the winback restrictions in the CRTC’s Voice over IP decision unconstitutional as an unreasonable restriction on their Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantee to free speech.

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 Despite public assertions to the contrary, there are strong indications that the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) may try to disrupt the smooth passage of Bill C-37 when it reaches the Senate committee stage. The CNA denies that it has any intention of stirring up trouble for the legislation, but a spokesperson for the lobby group is keeping details of its plans close to his chest.

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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.

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Nokia presents technology roadmap, new handsets
Nokia, at its Nokia Connection events held in Helsinki and Singapore, presented highlights of its technology roadmap, introducing a vision of mobility that emphasizes human technology. During the two-day event, the company illustrated a common theme of delivering optimized user experience through new product introductions, and applications and services demonstrations. Nokia also outlined its multi-radio strategy. Some of the handsets introduced focus on imaging and sound. The 6280 comes equipped with a two-megapixel and VGA camera. The 6270 features also features a two-megapixel camera, but has a flash as well as an easy-to-use music player that supports digital sound in a variety of formats. Outlining its multi-radio strategy, Nokia said that it would offer broadband wireless solutions for operators, including UMTS, evolved versions of HSDPA as well as WiMAX.

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Kasia Majewski has joined the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association as director of government affairs. Majewski was most recently a policy analyst at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

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Inter-carrier MMS to launch on July 1: CWTA
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (PwC) announced on June 8 that inter-carrier multi-media messaging will go live on July 1. The announcement was made at the CWTA’s conference celebrating the first 20 years of mobile telephony in Canada. It was also announced that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been chosen to study and set the timelines for wireless number portability implementation. PwC is to report back to the CWTA with its recommendations by September 1.

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