Vidéotron asks Competition Bureau to investigate Bell’s alleged margin squeeze of internet competitors

Vidéotron asks Competition Bureau to investigate Bell’s alleged margin squeeze of internet competitors

Vidéotron has filed two complaints against Bell with the Competition Bureau, MobileSyrup has learned. One of the complaints from the Québecor subsidiary also involves VMedia, which the company acquired in 2022. They allege Bell is charging resellers higher rates to use its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network while selling access to customers directly at a lower price …

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TekSavvy ‘running on hope’ as it urges CRTC to allow wholesale fibre internet access

TekSavvy ‘running on hope’ as it urges CRTC to allow wholesale fibre internet access

Independent telecom TekSavvy says the federal regulator must urgently level the playing field when it comes to internet competition amid a shrinking market for small providers. The Chatham, Ont.-based carrier appeared before the CRTC on Friday as the commission held the final day of a week-long hearing that heard from 22 groups, including major and …

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Bell wants the federal government to rescind CRTC’s fibre internet order

Bell wants the federal government to rescind CRTC’s fibre internet order

Bell wants the federal government to intervene in a telecom direction that orders the company to offer independent internet service providers (ISPs) fibre access at regulated rates, according to a February 2nd petition. The telecom giant is arguing the order will impact investments in networks, hurting Canadian consumers and businesses. “It will…force facilities-based carriers to …

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service providers react to the CRTC’s interim internet decision [Nov. 4-10]

service providers react to the CRTC’s interim internet decision [Nov. 4-10]

Under its review of wholesale internet rates, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has made a decision it hopes will help increase internet competition in Ontario and Québec. More details on the decision, along with a roundup of other telecom news from this week, are outlined below. Business The CRTC has ordered Bell and Telus …

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Telus ‘assessing’ CRTC’s fibre internet decision, company exec tells Canadian Telecom Summit

Telus ‘assessing’ CRTC’s fibre internet decision, company exec tells Canadian Telecom Summit

Telus says it’s still assessing the impact of a decision forcing it to provide competitors with wholesale access to its fibre network. On Monday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled that Bell and Telus have six months to provide internet service providers (ISPs) in Ontario and Québec access to their fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. …

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Bell cutting ‘a minimum of $500 to $600 million’ in planned network investments following CRTC decision

Bell wants the federal government to rescind CRTC’s fibre internet order

Bell is cutting more than $1 billion from its capital expenditure plans for 2024 and 2025 following a decision from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). On Tuesday, the commission ordered Bell and Telus to allow competitors in Ontario and Québec access to their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks at wholesale rates. Of the cuts, which …

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CRTC’s wholesale internet rate decision could impact Bell’s fibre internet build plans

CRTC’s wholesale internet rate decision could impact Bell’s fibre internet build plans

Bell has added thousands of customers to its fibre internet service through network expansion projects, but Bell’s CEO argues the figure could’ve been higher if not for “regulatory uncertainty.” “We’re well on track to hitting the targets we had established for ourselves for 2023,” Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said during a conference call discussing third-quarter …

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