text: **Government Announcement Regarding Roaming Rates and**
  **Enforcement**
  In December, 
  it would 
  introduce legislation in 2014. Firstly, it would enact a legislation that 
  would cap wholesale domestic roaming rates at a rate no higher than 
  the rates the carrier charges its own retail customers. Secondly, the 
  government would amend the Radio-communications Act and the 
  Telecommunications Act to permit Industry Canada and the CRTC to 
  impose monetary penalties in order to enforce telecommunications 
  regulations. Details of the announced legislation have not yet been 
  released. 
  
  the federal government announced that 
  
  **CRTC Wireless Code**
  In June 2013, the CRTC issued its wireless consumer code of conduct. 
  Key things to note: 
  (cid:129) The code establishes several new obligations on wireless carriers, 
  including 
  unlocking 
  requirements and contract summaries. It also lays out the rules for 
  device subsidies and early cancellation fees. 
  
  contract  term length,  roaming  caps, 
  
  (cid:129) Under the code, if a customer cancels a contract early, carriers can 
  only charge the outstanding balance of the device subsidy they 
  received, which goes down by an equal amount every month over no 
  more than 24 months. This effectively makes the maximum contract 
  length two years. 
  (cid:129) The code applies to all contracts entered into or renewed after 