Consumer groups urge Cabinet to reject Bell’s appeal of fibre decision

OTTAWA – Add the Consumer Choice Coalition to the list of stakeholders firmly opposed to Bell Canada’s appeal of the CRTC’s fibre decision that grants third party broadband resellers access to newly built fibre to the home or premises (FTTH/FTTP) infrastructure.The Coalition’s submission to Cabinet was filed Monday by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), as part of the Consumer Choice Coalition, in response to Bell’s petition seeking to overturn the decision. Other organizations in the Coalition include the British Columbia Old Age Pensioners’ Organization; the British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre; the Consumers’ Association of Canada; the Council of Senior...