CRTC’s fibre decision good for competition, cures “market failures”: CNOC

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...