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Statement 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.
- On Wednesday, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced Ottawa would not overturn the CRTC’s decision, maintaining mandatory wholesale access for fibre networks.
- According to ISED, the CRTC’s decision followed extensive consultation with experts, the Competition Bureau, and over 300 public submissions, and Eastlink, Cogeco, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada and SaskTel petitioned to vary that decision on November 8, 2024.
- Minister Joly emphasised that the policy 'will immediately allow for more competition on existing networks,' after Bell Canada cut $500 million in investment this year, reducing over $1.5 billion in total capital in telecommunications networks.
- The CRTC will continue monitoring, but immediate effects include cuts to capital investment, loss of network construction jobs, and higher prices for Canadians.
- With wholesale access in place, Canadians can now choose among the Big Three providers and smaller companies like Teksavvy and Cogeco, as the CRTC expects to make high-speed Internet more affordable.
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Bell stalls fibre expansion after Ottawa sticks with CRTC’s wholesale policy
The chief executive of BCE Inc. says the company expects its Canadian fibre footprint to "plateau" rather than expand after the federal government announced it wouldn't interfere with a contentious regulatory decision surrounding wholesale access to internet services.
Statement by the Canadian Telecommunications Association on the Government's Decision Regarding the CRTC's Wholesale Internet Access Framework
OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 7, 2025 /CNW/ - The Canadian Telecommunications Association is extremely disappointed that the Government of Canada has chosen not to alter the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) wholesale internet access framework, despite widespread opposition from across the industry, including smaller independent network operators and wholesale providers. ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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Bell's fibre footprint to 'plateau' after Ottawa sticks with CRTC's wholesale policy
The chief executive of BCE Inc.
The wholesale price of the Internet per fibre will be offered to telecommunications giants, the Carney government pays off.
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