Cable / Telecom News

Bell looking for Quebec pole sites after denial by agriculture commission

By Ahmad Hathout CHAMBLY, Quebec – Bell is searching for other locations to install a handful of telecom poles whose previous intended location was denied by the Quebec agriculture commission after it fielded concerns related to their potential impact on agriculture. Bell wants to bring to standard a now-obsolete line of joint-owned poles with utility Hydro Quebec from a wooded wetland along Masse Creek in Chambly. That requires it to remove six poles and plant five new ones on a lot owned by a residence in Chemin Bellerive and that includes a grain cultivation company. The town of Carignan supported...