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This report is divided into a number of sections and appendices. An overview of the Commission's regulatory frameworks, streamlining initiatives, and recent regulatory and industry developments is provided in Section 2. This section also compares and contrasts the key objectives of the Acts. Section 3 presents the key financial indicators of the communications industry. It addresses the financial landscape of the broadcasting and telecommunications industries by examining key financial indicators including revenue, capital expenditures, and other operational data. As well, it provides an overview of the broadcasters and telecommunications service providers (TSPs). The performance of the Canadian broadcasting system is presented in Section 4, encompassing traditional radio, television and distribution undertaking broadcasting results, and non-traditional New Media broadcasting results. Section 5 discusses the major telecommunications market segments: local & access; long distance; Internet; data and private line; and wireless. The section also reviews the availability of broadband service. Section 6 presents current regulatory developments in other countries and compares Canada's performance in broadcasting and telecommunications to that of those countries.
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