Looks like the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may be re-thinking its expedited process to establish new rules for VOIP. Today, it announced an April 28th deadline for industry participants to make submissions has been put on hold. This could mean the VOIP process will be extended so that a more in-depth discussion and thinking can happen. The initial reaction from telecom carriers, who are clearly the most vulnerable to inroads made by VOIP, is the CRTC has already made its decision that incumbents carriers offering VOIP services will be regulated, while new players will not be regulated so competition can be encouraged.
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