The head of Canada’s telecom industry group says recent regulatory decisions have aimed to solve non-existent problems and added unnecessary burden at a time that the sector faces an “inflection point.”
Canadian Telecommunications Association president and CEO Robert Ghiz warned Tuesday that if the direction of the CRTC doesn’t change, it will lead to “structural” underinvestment by companies that build and manage telecom networks, slowing down the adoption of new technologies.
“Over time, that affects the quality, resilience, and competitiveness of our networks,” said Ghiz in a speech delivered at the 25th edition of the annual Canadian Telecom Summit….