Eatrides will become the next CRTC chair during a time when the commission is undergoing substantial changes
Vicky Eatrides, a lawyer and long-time senior executive at the Competition Bureau, will become the next leader of Canada’s telecom regulator as it faces calls to increase competition in the industry.
Ms. Eatrides said in an interview that she wants “to see a commission that is modern, inclusive and timely,” and that she will work with all interested parties during a time when the CRTC is undergoing substantial changes. John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, called the news a “great relief” after the past few years at the CRTC, which many independent telecoms and consumer advocates have characterized as damaging to competition in the industry. The regulator’s chair and CEO since 2017 has been Ian Scott, who worked for Telus and other companies before taking the job.
, a controversial deal that the bureau is attempting to block. The Competition Tribunal, Canada’s merger court, is currently in the process of ruling on the case. Mr. Scott has worked at the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development since 2001. He is currently director general of the spectrum policy branch, where he oversees spectrum auctions and regulation. Previously, he was responsible for advising the government on various telecommunications regulatory and competition issues, and for shaping policy for closing broadband gaps in rural Canada, according to Heritage Canada’s news release.
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