Ms. Scott was previously a member of the Finance and Compensation committee and has been representing Bell Canada on the ICRA Board of Directors since the company became a member of ICRA in September 1999. Ms. Scott brings to ICRA her skills, experience and expertise in the Internet, broadcasting, telecommunications and regulatory arenas.
Ms. Scott studied law at University of Victoria, in British Columbia, after working five years at the Canada Council and the Social Science & Humanities Research Council. In 1983, she joined the legal department of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), where she was involved in major public hearings on long distance competition, the regulation of cable rates, the renewal of pay and specialty licences and a review of all broadcasting regulations. She left the CRTC in 1992 to take up responsibilities as Assistant Vice-President, Planning & Corporate Development at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The following year she was appointed Vice-President of Planning and Regulatory Affairs with responsibilities for affiliate relations, regulatory matters, resource planning and audience research. In 1994, Ms.Scott joined Bell Canada as Vice-President, Multimedia Law & Regulation. She was responsible for managing the legal and regulatory issues associated with the evolution of the broadband multimedia capacity in Bell’s network and in its operating activities.
Formed in May 1999, ICRA was created to develop an internationally acceptable online content labelling system. The new global labelling system will be based on the RSACi content rating system that is already embedded in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. To date, ICRA has rated more than 150,000 Web sites. Formed with the backing of some of the world’s best-known Internet and communications companies, ICRA’s founding members include AOL, Bell Canada, Bertelsmann Foundation, British Telecom (BT), Cable & Wireless, Demon Internet (UK), Deutsche Telekom Online Service, Electronic Network Consortium, EuroISPA, IBM, Internet Watch Foundation, Microsoft, Novell, Software & Information Industry Association and UUNet.
Bell Canada offers a full range of communications services, including local and long-distance conventional and wireless telephone services, Internet access services, high-speed data transmission, and directory services. Bell Canada, its telecom partners and subsidiaries have 13.6 million access lines, with 11 million in Quebec and Ontario. Through Bell Mobility, Bell Canada serves over 2.7 million wireless services customers. Bell Canada is 80% owned by BCE Inc., of Montréal, and 20% owned by SBC Communications Inc., of San Antonio, Texas. Bell Canada’s Web site can be found at http://www.bell.ca The Web site’s Newsroom includes various media releases and other documentation. Bell Canada’s e-mail address is [email protected].
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