By Sarah D. PinsonnaultIn Bell Canada c. Amtelecom Limited Partnership, 2015 CAF 126, a group of wireless service providers (“WSPs”) launched an appeal before the Federal Court of Appeal in which they contested the coming into force of the provisions of the new Wireless Code (“Code”) issued by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”). The Code dealt with a series of consumer concerns regarding wireless services, such as, most notably, early cancellation fees. The contentious point in this case was the following: although the Code was issued on June 3rd 2013, it was to take effect on December 2nd 2013 and thus apply to all new or amended wireless service contracts offered from that day forward. Furthermore, in order to ensure that all consumers are covered by the Code within a reasonable time frame, it became applicable to all contracts, no matter when they were concluded, on June 3rd… Lire la suite
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