CRTC lets CCTS-avoiding telecoms off with a warning

telecom | 09/19/2018 12:32 pm EDT

The CRTC won’t take any punitive actions against six small telecoms for not joining the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS), since they have now become participants. The decision follows a proceeding launched by the CRTC asking BV Communications Inc., Connexio Inc., ICA Microsystems Inc., Mazagan Telecom, Toronto Telecom Inc., and VerseTEL Communications Inc. to show cause why they shouldn’t be found in violation of the Telecommunications Act for not participating in CCTS. The commission said in a decision Tuesday that the companies did violate the...

Six telecoms in CRTC crosshairs for CCTS violations

telecom | 01/09/2018 5:25 pm EST

In a notice on Monday, the CRTC said that six telecom companies could potentially face fines for not participating in the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS), as it launched a proceeding asking them to show cause why they shouldn’t be found in violation of the Telecommunications Act. BV Communications Inc., Connexio Inc., ICA Microsystems Inc., Mazagan Telecom, Toronto Telecom Inc., and VerseTEL Communications Inc. have all been named as recipients of an “in-scope complaint,” according to the CCTS, and then failed to join the organization. The CRTC...