US EditionStatement by the Canadian Telecommunications Association on the Government's Decision Regarding the CRTC's Wholesale Internet Access Framework
CANADA, AUG 7 – The government upheld the CRTC framework after extensive consultation to increase competition among internet providers and lower high-speed Internet costs for Canadians nationwide.
- The Canadian government decided to uphold the CRTC's ruling, allowing larger internet companies to provide service on competitors' networks outside their core regions.
- Bell, Rogers, and the Canadian Telecommunications Association opposed the CRTC's decision, claiming it undermined competition and investment, while Telus defended it as beneficial for affordability.
- The CRTC believes its framework, upheld by the government, balances competition and investment needs, stating it will reduce costs for high-speed internet services across Canada.
- Telus welcomed the decision as a way to enhance competition and affordability in regions lacking its own network infrastructure.
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Statement by the Canadian Telecommunications Association on the Government's Decision Regarding the CRTC's Wholesale Internet Access Framework
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Late last night, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced that the government was leaving in place a CRTC decision that granted wholesale access to fibre networks. By sheer coincidence, today the Globe and Mail runs my opinion piece on the issue, in which I argued that maximizing competition regardless of provider should be the guiding principle for the government. I start by noting that the Canadian struggle to foster greater competition in tel…
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