CRTC forbears Aliant regulation of single-line inside wire services

GATINEAU – The CRTC today announced it’s approved Aliant Telecom’s application for forbearance of regulation of single-line inside wire services, with some conditions. Customers without a jack-ended demarcation device won’t have to pay for diagnosis, repair, or maintenance to their inside wires when they have technical troubles. Aliant applied last October for forbearance from regulation of all residential and business single-line inside wire services on the customer side of the demarcation point, including installation and repair services provided by Aliant Telecom, under the CRTC’s regime allowing forbearance where there is sufficient competition. Aliant submitted that its customers in Nova Scotia...