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The regulations governing long distance charges, which date back to 1980 and are stringently enforced by the CRTC, state that the volume of calls placed between two centres must reach a certain level before long-distance charges can be abolished. Here we see the reverse phenomenon occurring. Because of the long- distance charges that apply, the number of calls never reaches the level required to do away with such charges. Instead of accurately reflecting the situation, the regulations artificially change it. These outdated, 20-year-old regulations are counter- productive and the CRTC needs to revise them.
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