The CRTC has approved on an interim basis tariff pages, including terms and conditions, for aggregated wholesale last-mile fibre access to provide competitors with workable access to the fibre networks of Canada’s large telephone companies by Feb. 13.
The telecom regulator in October 2024 set the interim wholesale fibre rates smaller players will pay Bell, Telus and SaskTel to use their last-mile fibre networks. In August 2024, the commission had ordered the large telecoms to provide competitors with workable wholesale access to their fibre networks by the February date.
In Monday’s telecom order, the CRTC said it “will finalize terms and conditions for aggregated wholesale FTTP services upon complete analysis of the public record,” and it committed to establishing an additional process to consider the final terms and conditions.
“This will allow for a more fulsome record on the proposed terms and conditions for all companies that are required to provide aggregated wholesale FTTP services,” the CRTC wrote in its order.
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