Cloudwifi turns to CRTC in fight with Bell over inside wiring

KITCHENER – Independent ISP Cloudwifi Inc. is asking the CRTC to step in and help “prevent companies like Bell Canada from interfering with consumer freedom to choose internet providers.”Cloudwifi, a facilities-based ISP offering low-cost bulk internet and network services to multi-tenant dwelling units (MDUs), has filed a Part 1 application with the Commission alleging that Bell has disconnected its customers from the inside wire at two Ontario properties, one in North York and the other in Kitchener.The company, which says it has hired veteran communications lawyer Ken Engelhart, asserts that existing terms in both the Broadcasting Act and Telecommunications Act allow...