SUMMARY

This enactment removes the prohibition against Bell Canada and any person controlled by Bell Canada from directly or indirectly holding a broadcasting licence or operating a broadcasting undertaking.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Bell Canada Act

Clause 1: Section 7 reads as follows:

7. Neither the Company nor any person controlled by the Company shall directly or indirectly hold a licence issued under the Broadcasting Act or carry on a broadcasting undertaking within the meaning of that Act.