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Revenue-based Contribution Regime

In Decision CRTC 2000-745, the Commission introduced a national revenue-based contribution collection mechanism to subsidize residential telephone service in rural and remote parts of Canada.

The Commission consolidated and summarized information with respect to the Commission’s revenue-based contribution regime in Telecom Circular CRTC 2007-15.

Related Decisions

  • Revenue-Percent Charge: Final 2012 revenue-percent charge and related matters, Telecom Decision CRTC 2012-619, 8 November 2012
  • National Contribution Fund Procedures: In Telecom Decision CRTC 2011-529, the Commission approved revised procedures for the operation of the National Contribution Fund, effective 1 September 2011. [pdf]