Competitive Network Operators of Canada

The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) (French: Opérateurs de Réseaux Concurrentiels Canadiens (ORCC)) is an organisation of over 30 independent Canadian telecommunications providers.[1][2] It often lobbies to the CRTC and other regulatory bodies to represent the interest of its members in matter of high-speed Internet accessibility, VoIP industry regulations, anti-monopoly market competitiveness, and privacy of customer information.[3][4][5][6] CNOC's current president and chairman is Paul Andersen, also President of Egate Networks.[7][8]

Members

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As of March 2022,[9] companies which are active CNOC members are:

References

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  1. ^ Surveillance law could close small ISPs: Lawyer, IT World Canada (November 16, 2011)
  2. ^ Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  3. ^ Canada’s wireless operators hit back at CRTC access mandate, The Globe and Mail (May 15, 2018)
  4. ^ CRTC rejects appeal by small Internet players over wireless access, The Globe and Mail (May 16, 2018)
  5. ^ Telcos square off over traffic pumping after allegations of gaming the system, Financial Post (March 9, 2017)
  6. ^ Canada’s ICT industry says no to more police powers to access subscriber data, IT World Canada (December 19, 2016)
  7. ^ Pushing for competitive market, CRTC slashes wholesale fees charged by incumbent ISPs, The Globe and Mail (April 3, 2017)
  8. ^ CNOC Elects New Leader of Board of Directors, Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc. (Press Release dated Jun 19, 2018)
  9. ^ "CNOC Members". CNOC-ORCC. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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