The chairman of Canada’s telecommunications regulator says he is not reapplying for the role, days before his five-year term — one marked by clashes with industry at a time of seismic change — comes to a close.
Jean-Pierre Blais assumed the helm of the CRTC at a time of technological upheaval with the rise of video streaming services like Netflix and the accelerating rollout of high-speed mobile networks.
During his tenure, Blais championed a number of policies intended to be consumer-friendly, developing a reputation along the way for being one of the more activist CRTC leaders in recent memory.
“I think we’ve made a difference and I’ll let it up to other people,” he said in an interview Monday. He said he did not know who would succeed him.
Aleksandra Sagan – Humboldt Journal – June 12, 2017.
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