CRTC resumes review of small ILEC framework

OTTAWA – The CRTC has resumed its review of the regulatory framework for the small incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs). There are currently 35 small ILECs in Canada. These companies operate in limited areas of Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, and include municipally owned and publicly and privately held carriers. The Commission originally began this procedure back in May but suspended it pending its determinations on an application by l’Association des Compagnies de Téléphone du Québec inc., the Ontario Telecommunications Association, and CityWest Telephone Corporation to review and vary its obligation to serve decision. On Monday, the CRTC said that it...