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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada
Reorganization and Divestiture Act''.
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This enactment amends the Telecommunications Act and the
Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act in order to
implement Canada's obligations to liberalize basic international tele
communications services under the Fourth Protocol to the General
Agreement on Trade in Services. Consistent with these obligations, the
amendments to the Telecommunications Act
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(a) authorize the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunica
tions Commission to establish a licensing regime for telecommu
nications service providers and to administer telecommunications
numbering resources and other activities related to telecommunica
tions; and
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(b) augment the existing regime for the certification and inspection
of telecommunications equipment in Canada.
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Amendments to the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divesti
ture Act repeal provisions that are inconsistent with the termination of
Teleglobe Canada Inc.'s monopoly in the provision of facilities for
telecommunications services between Canada and overseas.
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