Regulatory
Long-distance payphone notification rules stand
Brief | July 28, 2016
Payphone service providers will have to abide by rules previously set out by the CRTC governing how Canadians who don’t use cash to make calls should be informed about long-distance charges.
In a decision made Thursday, the commission directed incumbent local exchange carriers to follow safeguards aimed at avoiding bill shock for customers by properly notifying them about rates and associated charges. The decision follows a comment period in March.
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