A series of recent CRTC decisions allow smaller internet providers to sell their services through fibre networks owned by companies such as Telus and BCE Inc
is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether Canada’s Big 3 telecom providers should be able to access each other’s wholesale fibre internet networks.
“Now, when Canadians are already struggling with affordability and cost of living, the federal government is seeking to overturn the CRTC’s decision and instead reduce choice and increase prices for consumers. Telus is asking the court to allow the CRTC’s decision to stand.” Following a broader review, the CRTC announced in August those rules would apply to networks owned by telephone companies nationwide.
Champagne said the government had concerns about the viability of smaller internet service providers to act as alternatives to the big players. He also said the government wants to ensure companies can maintain their investments in internet infrastructure, particularly in underserved areas.
“The size of an internet service provider is not an indicator of its market share in any particular region in Canada. While Telus may be disproportionate in size in certain regions, it is not in others, and in some regions has significantly fewer subscribers than regional internet service providers.”
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