Abolish Ownership Restrictions in Telecommunications

Report of the C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council

It is time to end foreign ownership restrictions in the Canadian telecommunications sector, to make better use of competitive forces in providing telecommunication services to consumers. This is the majority view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its inaugural meeting June 17, 2011.  The meeting addressed the following question: “Should the federal government end existing foreign ownership restrictions in Canadian telecom because of their impact on competition?”