Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-428-1

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 Route reference: Telecom Regulatory Policy 2009-428, Telecom Notice of Consultation 2009-303

Ottawa, 28 May 2010

Canadian ownership and control review policy – Amendment

File number: 8657-C12-200907751

1.        In Canadian ownership and control review policy, Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-428, 20 July 2009 (the Policy), the Commission established a four-type framework for ownership and control reviews. The Commission is hereby amending its information requirements with respect to Type 2 ownership and control reviews within that framework.

2.        The Policy indicates that the Commission will provide public notice that a review is being undertaken where it proceeds with a Type 2, 3, or 4 review. In the context of a Type 3 or 4 review, following the release of the public notice, which is in the form of a Notice of Consultation and includes a determination on the type of review, the public has access to an abridged public record and is able to participate in the proceeding. The public record of a Type 2 review, however, is released concurrently with the publication of the decision.

3.        Consequently, the Commission considers that, for Type 2 reviews, information that provides a basic overview of the ownership and governance structure to be reviewed should be published concurrently with the public determination on the type of review. The Commission considers that publishing this information will increase the transparency of the ownership and control review process.

4.        Therefore, the Commission directs all entities undergoing a Type 2 ownership and control review to file for the public record, within 10 days of receiving notification that a Type 2 review will be undertaken, the completed templates set out in the Appendix to this decision.

Secretary General

Appendix