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Bell fibre build progress threatened by regulatory uncertainty: Bibic
In a Thursday quarterly earnings conference call, BCE Inc.‘s president and CEO, Mirko Bibic, shared his enthusiasm for the company’s performance in the third quarter while also expressing concern about the potential impact of unfavorable regulatory decisions on its investment plans. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Competitors oppose incumbents’ stance in second phase of FTTP access review
The debate over what the future of the wholesale high-speed-access (HSA) framework should look like continues, after conflicting interventions from incumbent carriers and competitor internet service providers (ISPs) were published by the CRTC earlier this week. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Both sides react to MVNO decision from CRTC
Both BCE Inc. and Quebecor Inc. have reacted to the CRTC’s decision that Bell Mobility’s offer on mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) should be adopted by arbitration. The decision was released Tuesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Infrastructure investments could see cuts due to wholesale rates: Bibic, French
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. reiterated their concerns around the CRTC’s ongoing review of the wholesale high-speed access framework, warning regulators of the delicate balance between access rates and incentivizing investment. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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CRTC keeps Phase II wholesale rates approach with enhancements
The CRTC has opted to keep its cost-based rate setting approach for wholesale telecom services but made a few enhancements such as directing wholesale service providers to provide market-level information with its rate-setting applications, ensuring regular updates are made to the Regulatory Economic Studies Manuals (manuals) which cable carriers must file in nine months, and …
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Gov. issues new CRTC policy direction with guidance for wholesale regime
The federal government is seeking to issue a new policy direction to the CRTC, ordering the regulator to promote, encourage, and foster competition, affordability, consumer interests and innovation. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you …
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CRTC approves wholesale high-speed access tier for Shaw
Shaw Communications Inc. was given approval by the CRTC Friday for a new wholesale high-speed access service tier. The commission okayed a 250 Mbps download and 15 Mbps upload system which Shaw will sell for $41.36 per month. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Disaggregated wholesale regime not ‘doom and gloom’: CNOC chair
With a shift to a disaggregated access model anticipated by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC), Distributel Communications Ltd. CEO and CNOC chair Matt Stein, said Wednesday it is focused on determining how that model will play out. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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CRTC wants more info from Bell on certain retroactive wholesale payments
The CRTC wants BCE Inc. to clarify why the company wants to make payments related to the removal of a markup on a certain service retroactive only to last month, instead of covering the five-year period stipulated by the regulator through its May decision to make permanent the 2016 rates for third-party aggregated wholesale access. …
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Appeal of CRTC reversal of wholesale rates to go ahead in federal court
The Federal Court of Appeal will take up TekSavvy Solutions Inc.‘s challenge to one of the most contentious CRTC decisions in recent memory: the regulator’s May move to revert wholesale internet access rates back to 2016 levels and reverse a 2019 decision that dramatically slashed those rates. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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National Capital FreeNet asks gov. to reverse CRTC wholesale rates decision
An Ottawa-area internet service provider has added its voice to those asking the government to overturn the CRTC’s decision to revert rates for wholesale-based internet service providers (ISPs) to 2016 interim levels. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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Iristel asks CRTC for incumbents’ MVNO template agreements
The CRTC has said it will consider a procedural request from Iristel Inc. to direct the incumbent wireless carriers to publicize their template agreements for wholesale mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and seamless roaming services, in a letter published this week. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Industry Committee calls for stricter timelines on CRTC rate-setting procedures
The House of Commons Industry committee is recommending that the government direct the CRTC to revise its process for the implementation — and subsequent appeals — of new rates so incumbent telecom companies “stop using the appeals process as a delay tactic.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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CIK Telecom suspending investments following CRTC wholesale rates decision
Independent internet service provider (ISP) CIK Telecom announced Friday that it would dial back a planned $300 million fibre network development, blaming the CRTC’s decision to revert wholesale internet access rates to 2016 levels. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Wholesale rates decision signals shift at CRTC: wholesale ISPs, analysts
As reaction continues to pour in following the CRTC’s Thursday decision to finalize wholesale internet access rates at 2016 levels and effectively reverse a 2019 decision that dramatically lowered those rates, initial responses from both industry analysts and industry players (other than incumbents) has zeroed in on whether or not the decision represents a larger …
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UPDATED: CRTC reverts wholesale access rates to interim 2016 levels
The CRTC Thursday announced that it is setting permanent rates for third-party aggregated wholesale access to the level of interim rates established in 2016, before an August 2019 decision dramatically slashed the rates incumbent telecom companies were allowed to charge independent internet service providers (ISPs). The 2019 rates never came into effect because of a …
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Incumbents push back on interim fibre resale rates proposal
The request from the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) for the CRTC to implement a “retail Internet service resale” (RISR) framework for fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) services is premature and circumvents an ongoing CRTC consultation, according to several incumbent telecom companies. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot …
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CNOC asks CRTC for interim framework on fibre resale rates
Frustrated with what it said is the deteriorating state of competition in the provision of retail broadband services, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) Friday filed a Part 1 application calling on the CRTC to implement a “retail Internet service resale” (RISR) framework for fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) services. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Policy impacts of CRTC wholesale rates outside SCC purview: TekSavvy, CNOC
The Supreme Court appeal incumbent telecoms filed in November amounts to little more than a “disagreement” with a Federal Court of Appeal decision, focused on policy considerations that have no place before Canada’s highest court, according to a filing from one of the incumbents’ chief adversaries in the long-running court fight over the CRTC’s rates …
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CNOC, advocates push gov’t to be tougher on affordability
The Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and advocacy group OpenMedia told MPs the federal government needs to demonstrate more political will to bring lower internet and wireless prices to Canada, two days after Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains told the same committee there needs to be a “balance” between affordability and investment. This content is …
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Regulatory delays a slow-moving incumbent tantrum: CNOC
On the heels of the incumbent appeal of a Federal Court of Appeal decision upholding the CRTC’s setting of third-party access rates for wholesale internet to the Supreme Court of Canada, Competitive Network Operators of Canada’s director of legal and regulatory affairs Geoff White said that the incumbents are throwing “the slowest moving temper tantrum …
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CRTC process and delays take centre stage at CNOC ISP Summit
A day after CRTC chairman Ian Scott addressed the Competitive Network Operators of Canada’s ISP Summit and gave no more details about when the regulator would give some finality to the issue of wholesale internet access rates, frustrations with the regulator’s timelines and process seemed to boil over Wednesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca …
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TekSavvy asks for judicial review of CRTC wholesale rate stay
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to review the CRTC’s Sept. 28 decision to grant a request from incumbents for a fresh stay on the implementation of the lower wholesale internet rates it announced in August 2019. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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CRTC won’t enforce lower wholesale rates until review-and-vary is finished
The CRTC said Monday it has approved a stay request from incumbent telecoms asking the regulator not to enforce the wholesale rates it lowered in August 2019. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. …
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Small ISPs ask CRTC to move quickly on wholesale rate R&V
After the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the incumbent telecom companies’ challenge of the CRTC’s wholesale internet rates Thursday, independent internet service providers are now asking the regulator to move quickly to enforce the lower rates. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the …
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Federal Court dismisses incumbents’ wholesale rates appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Thursday the large telecom companies’ appeal of the CRTC’s Aug. 2019 decision lowering wholesale rates. The appeal is part of a long-running dispute between incumbent telecoms including BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc., and smaller providers that buy wholesale service from them, like those …
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Bell tells court cabinet decision on wholesale ‘vindicates’ its concerns
BCE Inc. and a coalition of cable companies have submitted letters to the Federal Court of Appeal arguing that the Aug. 15 statement from Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains that the federal government thinks that the CRTC’s wholesale internet rates are too low shows that the government agrees with arguments put forward by the incumbent telecom …
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Bell bringing cabinet’s wholesale appeal response to Federal Court
Lawyers representing BCE Inc. have asked a Federal Court of Appeal judge to allow them to make fresh submissions in the already-heard appeal of the CRTC’s wholesale rates, following a statement issued by Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains saying that the federal government thinks those rates are too low and would harm investment. This content is …
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Cabinet says CRTC wholesale rates too low, may harm investment
The Liberal government has sided with Canada’s largest telecoms in their appeal of an August 2019 CRTC decision lowering wholesale rates, saying those rates may harm network investment, though it did not overturn the decision or send it back to the CRTC for reconsideration. “On the basis of its review, the Governor in Council considers …
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Bell was previously in favour of retroactive payments, TekSavvy argues
BCE Inc.‘s argument that retroactive payments mandated by the CRTC in its August wholesale rate decision are an unconstitutional tax is a “disguised attack” on the “entire rate setting regime” laid out in the Telecommunications Act, according to lawyers representing TekSavvy Solutions Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Court has jurisdiction to overturn wholesale rates, big telecoms argue
The CRTC’s wholesale rates ruling from last August ignored the intentions of a 2006 Maxime Bernier-era policy directive, and the decision to slash wholesale rates for third-party internet service providers must be set aside, lawyers representing the incumbent cable carriers and telecom companies sought to convince the Federal Court of Appeal’s three judge panel Thursday. …
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Wholesale rates stay ‘forces’ Distributel to apply temporary surcharge
Distributel Communications Ltd. will charge a “very small” number of customers a $5 temporary surcharge on each internet bill, due to a legal challenge against last year’s wholesale rates decrease, the company has announced. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, …
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Network performance supports light regulatory touch: Bibic
The performance of networks in other countries during the COVID-19 crisis is evidence that the Liberal government and the CRTC should tread lightly when it comes to regulating the telecom sector, BCE Inc. CEO Mirko Bibic said Wednesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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Conservatives and NDP united for enforcement of wholesale rates
Opposition parties that normally hold differing views on any given issue are finding themselves agreeing on some telecom-adjacent files in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with both the Conservatives and NDP calling for the government to support lower wholesale internet rates and speed up rural broadband rollouts. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers …
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Retroactive payments for wholesale rates are not a tax: CNOC
In a Tuesday filing with the Federal Court of Appeal, the Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) said that the appeal of the CRTC’s August wholesale rate decision by some six companies should be thrown out, because the CRTC’s order meets policy directives established by the federal government. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already …
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‘Work together,’ CRTC tells wholesale-based ISPs, incumbents
The CRTC has responded to a letter from The Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) and TekSavvy Solutions Inc. taking issue with changes to incumbent installation and repair procedures, saying it won’t require the filing of additional information in response to the complaint. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Wholesale appeal is on shaky legal footing, TekSavvy argues
The ongoing appeal by incumbent telecoms of the CRTC’s wholesale internet rates decision from August should be dismissed because the appeal argues that the regulator made errors in fact, rather than errors in law and jurisdiction, according to a Tuesday filing from TekSavvy Solutions Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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TekSavvy also calls for lower, emergency wholesale rates
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is joining a call made last week by Conservative Industry critic Michelle Rempel Garner that the CRTC intervene to lower its wholesale rates to the level determined in its August 2019 decision, on an emergency basis. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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Wholesale rate appeal could go ahead as scheduled
The Federal Court appeal of the CRTC’s lowered wholesale internet rates could still include a hearing in June as originally scheduled, despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has ground most of the country to a halt. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Teksavvy lays off staff, increases internet bills
Teksavvy Solutions Inc. has laid off 130 staff and will implement a flat $5 bill increase for its residential internet customers as of May, saying a legal challenge against last year’s wholesale rate reduction, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, left the company with no option. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? …
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CRTC orders Bell to sign agreement with CloudWifi
The CRTC has ordered BCE Inc. to sign an agreement that would allow CloudWifi Inc. to progress its application to become a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), finding Bell’s continued refusal to do so is “unnecessarily hindering competition and consumer choice.” This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Teksavvy asks Competition Bureau to investigate Rogers, Bell
The Competition Bureau has been asked to investigate a “pattern of anti-competitive activities” in wholesale and retail internet markets by BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications, in a complaint filed by independent ISP Teksavvy Solutions Inc. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Fibre wire access scheme already exists, PIAC argues
CloudWifi Inc.’s application for small internet service providers to be able to access fibre in-building wiring (IBW) until a new tariff is set is unnecessary because a system to do so already exists, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre has argued in an intervention. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in …
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Teksavvy calls for public support in wholesale rates battle
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has launched a public campaign urging the federal government to reject petitions filed by the major telecommunications providers, calling on it to reverse a CRTC decision that would retroactively cut the rates wholesale-based providers pay for bandwidth from incumbents. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here …
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Bell says CRTC used bad costing process in wholesale rate decision
In yet another appeal of the CRTC’s decision lowering wholesale internet rates, BCE Inc. filed a fresh review-and-vary application to the regulator the week before Christmas, arguing that that the CRTC relied on an “irrevocably broken” underlying costing process and framework. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN …
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Videotron ‘diving’ like a soccer player over gigabit internet: TekSavvy
Quebecor Inc.’s cancellation of its gigabit internet service is akin to a soccer player diving, or feigning injury to draw a penalty, TekSavvy Solutions Inc. is arguing in an intervention to the CRTC. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting …
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Federal Court grants leave to appeal, stay in wholesale rate cases
The CRTC’s decision to lower wholesale rates for its aggregated regime has now been suspended while the Federal Court of Appeal hears and decides on the appeals brought forward by incumbent telecoms. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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Quebecor says it cut gig speeds due to new wholesale rates
Quebecor Inc. executives confirmed on Thursday that its previously unexplained move to withdraw its gigabit internet offering was due to the CRTC’s decision to slash the wholesale rate at which resellers purchase bandwidth from incumbents. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian …
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Incumbent reaction to wholesale rates warning shot for fibre, conference hears
TORONTO — The aggressive way incumbent telecom companies reacted to the CRTC’s lowering of wholesale rates in August was a message that they plan to fight any moves to decrease wholesale rates for fibre-to-the-home networks, Laura Tribe, executive director for internet advocacy group OpenMedia told an industry conference Wednesday. This content is available to wirereport.ca …
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CNOC challenging Telus appeal in speed cap case
The Canadian Network Operators Consortium has filed its arguments in Federal Court against Telus Corp.’s appeal of a CRTC decision that would temporarily suspend a speed cap affecting wholesale-based service providers. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital …
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TekSavvy sticking to lower internet prices despite wholesale rate stay
The temporary nature of the decision by the Federal Court of Appeal to freeze a CRTC order forcing the big telecoms to slash how much they charge resellers of their internet bandwidth means it may be too early to tell how long lower consumer prices will be around, the Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) said. …
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Telecoms say oral hearing on wholesale rate not necessary
After an urgent plea by BCE Inc. requesting the Federal Court hold an oral hearing on the deadline of a CRTC order to implement new wholesale internet rates that it is protesting, Bell and other telecoms are saying such a process is not necessary to grant a stay of the decision. This content is available to …
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Telecoms say CRTC wholesale decision violates Harper-era directive
In their Friday appeal of the CRTC decision on wholesale internet rates, the affected cable companies are asking the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to a 2006 Harper-era directive that advised the regulator to base its decisions to the “maximum extent feasible” on market forces. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a …
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Big telecoms go to court over wholesale rates
In a widely anticipated move, several of the country’s biggest telecom companies have filed for leave to appeal a CRTC decision establishing a new rate regime for wholesale internet broadband. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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Analysts divided on wholesale rate appeal outcome
As analysts predict the CRTC’s decision on wholesale internet rates is likely to be appealed, they are divided on what impact the new rates would have on the industry as a whole. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and …
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NDP skeptical about Liberal campaign telecom plans
The NDP is already throwing cold water on reports that the Liberals are considering a price cap and mandated access for mobile virtual network operators as part of the incumbent party’s campaign plank. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting …
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Telecom reaction to CRTC wholesale decision was expected: analyst
Analyst notes published this week confirm much of what was already known about the impact of new CRTC wholesale broadband rates on incumbent carriers. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need. Take a free …
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On wholesale rates, companies cry foul, but analysts aren’t convinced
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron and Shaw Communications Inc. added their voices this morning to the list of telecom companies upset about the CRTC’s new wholesale broadband pricing, though indications are financial analysts aren’t worried about its effect on the sector. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? …
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New wholesale rates to cost Rogers $140M, Cogeco $25M, companies say
Cogeco Inc. said Monday that the new wholesale broadband rates set by the CRTC will cost the company $25 million in retroactive payments, while Rogers Communications Inc. said it “expects to record a charge of approximately $140 million in the current quarter to account for the retroactive impact of the lower rates.” This content is …
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Bell cuts rural broadband investment in response to new wholesale rates
BCE Inc. has responded to lower wholesale rates for internet service announced by the CRTC last week by reducing its fixed wireless rollout in rural areas by 20 per cent. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media …
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New rates to have marginal impact on big telecom bottom lines: analyst
The new wholesale tariffs for internet service announced by the CRTC Thursday are unlikely to have a large impact on the big publicly traded telecoms, though their profits will be affected marginally, according to Desjardins analyst Maher Yaghi. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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New aggregated wholesale rates ‘fair,’ ‘reasonable’: smaller ISPs
Wholesale-based ISPs are praising a decision by the CRTC to lower the rates they pay for wholesale access under the aggregated regime, though whether the regulator will issue a similar decision for fibre-to-the-home networks remains to be seen. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here LOGIN Forgot password? Unlock …
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