Hello, I am writing regarding the proposal to make the Greater Vancouver Regional district a local district with respect to telephone calls. I live just outside Vancouver, and suffer this very problem of almost everybody being a long distance call. Currently, I use my cellular phone on free times to place calls that would normally be long distance. I hope the CRTC will aprove this proposal to help make the lower mainland a more unified area.
Many people consider the present calling structure arbitrary and unfair.
For instance, customers in Surrey have to pay long distance for calls to North Vancouver while neighbouring municipalities don't. This proposal calls for one large local calling area extending from Bowen Island to Aldergrove. We're hopeful and are expecting that the CRTC will consider customers' interests first.