The CRTC in a letter last week told Eastlink to maintain Fibernetics’s access to its network, after the latter asked the commission to stop Eastlink from decommissioning coaxial facilities that the independent ISP uses to provide service to customers in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
As per Fibernetics’s request, the CRTC has told Eastlink to continue providing wholesale access to Fibernetics either by halting the removal of existing coaxial infrastructure in the Sydney area or by providing wholesale high-speed access (HSA) services using fibre facilities on an aggregated basis. Eastlink is to confirm in writing before April 2 that this access will be preserved.
In a similar directive earlier this month, the CRTC told Cogeco to maintain TekSavvy’s access to its network, after the independent internet wholesaler asked the telecom regulator to stop Cogeco from decommissioning copper facilities it relies on to serve internet customers in Ontario.
The CRTC has yet to launch its review of decommissioning practices, which it promised in its final wholesale framework in August 2024.
