Commission expedites Videotron complaint against Bell's Cablevision

GATINEAU — Cablevision du Nord has until September 22 to respond to a Videotron complaint alleging Bell-owned Cablevision has been refusing to process some of Quebecor-owned Videotron’s third-party Internet access (TPIA) orders as well as interconnection capacity upgrades in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, the CRTC informed both parties in a letter on Friday. Videotron claims its service launch in the region is being stymied by Cablevision’s alleged actions, and on September 1 the Quebecor-owned company filed a Part 1 application (as we reported here), asking its complaint be expedited, and for Cablevision to file its response within five...