Cable / Telecom News

CRTC tells Rogers to maintain service for TekSavvy in two Toronto buildings

By Ahmad Hathout The CRTC is asking Rogers to maintian TekSavvy's ability to service its customers at two Toronto buildings until it can make a determination on an application by the wholesaler that warns the cable giant's move to pure fibre would leave competitors behind. The request came two days after TekSavvy complained that Rogers's transition from hybrid fibre-coax facilities to pure fibre would mean it would lose 29 existing and possibly more future subscribers at the 191 and 201 Sherbourne Street buildings. The regulator said in a Friday letter shared with Cartt that it is "concerned that customers could...