CRTC focuses last-mile fibre consultation on temporary order

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC on Thursday launched a consultation into whether it should ban Rogers, Bell and Telus from using the bundled fibre networks of the large telcos in Ontario and Quebec. The commission is asking whether it’s in the public interest to change its November 2023 decision that temporarily allowed competitors to force negotiations to access both the traffic transport and last-mile fibre facilities of Bell and Telus in those provinces. The deadline for comment is December 12. The consultation comes at the recommendation of federal cabinet, which expressed concern that this policy could be detrimental to smaller...