Cable / Telecom News

Videotron tells CRTC Bell is dragging its feet in northwestern Quebec

By Denis Carmel GATINEAU – Interconnecting on your competitor’s network can be a long, protracted process and Videotron, which is trying to get a foothold in northwestern Quebec, is discovering how frustrating it can be. If it is tedious for a company of the size and sophistication of Videotron, imagine what it is when you are a smaller entity. In September 2019, Videotron announced it would offer in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue “a full line of telecommunications services, including Internet, television and IP telephone service” by the end of 2019. But, to do so the company had to ride on Cablevision’s network...