US embassy cable - 05OTTAWA1917

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LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR

Identifier: 05OTTAWA1917
Wikileaks: View 05OTTAWA1917 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ottawa
Created: 2005-06-24 15:14:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ECPS ETRD CA Communication
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

241514Z Jun 05

 
UNCLAS OTTAWA 001917 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/CIP, EB/BTA/DCT AND WHA/CAN 
 
STATE PASS USTR FOR J.MCHALE AND S.CHANDLER 
 
FCC FOR INTERNATIONAL - D.ABELSON, J.MANN AND P.COOPER 
 
USDOC FOR 4310/IEP/OOC/WH/J.BENDER 
 
USDOC ALSO FOR NTIA - BURR 
 
GENEVA FOR USTR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECPS, ETRD, CA, Communication 
SUBJECT:  LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR 
 
REF:  STATE 114687 
 
1. Fees paid by telecommunications carriers in Canada 
are based on the cost of the regulators' 
telecommunications-related activities, multiplied by 
the carrier's share of industry operating revenue (see 
Telecommunications Fees Regulations, SOR/95-157). 
Telecoms firms have not complained to us about such 
costs.  Nor are we aware of any capitalization or 
bonding requirement. 
 
2. The main market access barrier is the restriction 
on foreign ownership.  Because non-Canadians may own 
no more than 46.7 percent of a "facilities-based" 
telecommunication carrier, U.S. and other foreign 
telecom players can only enter the Canadian market in 
partnership with Canadian firms. 
 
DICKSON 

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