NDP MP Brian Masse says the idea of a publicly owned telecom “shouldn’t just be outright dismissed,” but said a speedier way to reduce prices would be to impose terms and conditions when selling spectrum licences.
In the wake of last week’s massive outage of Rogers’ network, an NDP MP says his party could be open to the idea of a national telecommunications company.
On Friday, Rogers, one of Canada’s largest telecom companies, reported outages across its network, leaving many Canadians frustrated and disconnected. The following day, most services had been restored, but it prompted the government to launch an investigation into why such a large disruption happened in the first place.Read up to 3 free articles per week.
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