OTTAWA – Canadian Network Operators Consortium (CNOC) was quick to commend the CRTC for Wednesday’s wholesale wireline decision, one that it says will have a “profoundly positive impact on Canadian consumers, competition, and competitors.”
Referencing its stance at last November’s the fibre hearing, where it advocated for mandated access to all-fibre networks in multi-unit buildings and housing developments, as well as the introduction of a disaggregated model for transport services, CNOC said that the Commission’s decision to implement both “affirmed that additional regulatory measures were necessary”.
“This decision, once fully implemented in a graceful manner, will strengthen competition throughout Canada’s markets for wireline telecommunications services”, said CNOC president William Sandiford, in a statement. “Today’s pivotal decision underscores the CRTC’s commitment to addressing market failures through calculated and proportionate regulation. This decision is a clear win for consumers.”
CNOC, which represents 37 independent Canadian ISPs, added that it looks forward “to participating in further proceedings that will lead to the transition to the pro-competitive regime that the Commission adopted today.”
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