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Within 30 days after the coming into force of this Act, the Governor in Council shall, by order, direct the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to gather information, seek input and make a report on competition, consumer-protection, and consumer-choice issues relating to telecommunication services, including
(a) an assessment of the means by which telecommunication service providers can be compelled
(iii) to stop locking cellular phones to a specific provider such that they cannot be used on another provider's network,
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So basically, with one law they want the providers to keep the cell phones unlocked, with another (the copyright law) they want to prevent people from letting others unlock their cellphones. Here's an idea, don't write crappy laws that take away consumer rights then have the CRTC investigate why they don't have any.
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(c) an assessment of network management practices that favour, degrade or prioritize any packet transmitted over a broadband network based on source, ownership or destination
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Net neutrality? Still, why the weak languague? Don't make an assessment, make a law. With all due respect, this law is fluff because all it legislates is that an assessment be done. Where was the assessment for C-51, which takes away consumer rights?