OTTAWA – The CTRC is helping Bell Canada and the City of Hamilton to kiss and makeup.
As Cartt.ca reported last January, the two had been at a standoff over a new municipal access agreement (MAA) and asked the CRTC to step in.
On Wednesday, the Commission approved, with some revisions, the rates, terms, and conditions of a new MAA proposed by the Ontario city. The MAA will govern Bell’s access to highways and other public places in the municipality, allowing it to provide its services throughout the municipality “therefore maximizing the choice of telecommunications service providers for residents and businesses”, reads the decision.
“Notwithstanding this approval, the City and Bell Canada are free to negotiate departures from the Commission-approved MAA, should both parties agree to do so”, the decision continues. “Any agreed-upon changes would not need to be approved by the Commission.”
