A new phase for the utility pole coordination table in Québec

By Denis Carmel FOR MANY YEARS, deploying fibre has been a priority for the Government of Québec. But the delays in interconnecting the various networks and utility poles, which were to comprise the backbone of the deployment of fibre across Québec, frustrated them to the point that a lot of the money allotted to the various high-speed Internet projects in the remote areas lapsed. So, they decided to put together a coordination table that would have representatives of each utility company, including Hydro-Québec, sit down and resolve the issues arising from growing demand in the building of the networks. After...