The regulator will require Bell, SaskTel and Telus to give competitors “workable wholesale access” to their existing infrastructure by February 2025. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has promised to publish preliminary rates by the end of this year. (The Logic)
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The regulator will require Bell, SaskTel and Telus to give competitors “workable wholesale access” to their existing infrastructure by February 2025. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has promised to publish preliminary rates by the end of this year. (The Logic)
Talking point: The regulator argues the move will increase competition for internet services and help bring down prices. Its decision on Tuesday expands its November 2023 interim order, which covered the Bell and Telus networks in Ontario and Quebec. The infrastructure owners argued being forced to share their infrastructure would disincentivize them from upgrading or expanding fibre connections; Bell responded to the interim ruling by cutting planned spending by $1 billion in 2024 and 2025. In response to such concerns, the CRTC is exempting newly built fibre from the wholesale requirement for five years.
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