The federal government has announced it wants to speed up deregulation of local phone services by basing it on "presence of competitive infrastructure" in a specific geography rather than market share.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Friday admitted competition in the local phone service market was heating up faster than forecast.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) admitted competition in the local phone service market was heating up faster than forecast but said it was sticking with an earlier decision that gave Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers an advantage over incumbent phone companies.