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Eastlink can’t remove Technicolor modems from its approved list, says CRTC


But modems already removed from network can’t be redeployed GATINEAU — CNOC members who are third-party Internet access (TPIA) customers of Eastlink and prefer to use Technicolor’s TC4350 model of cable modem will be glad to hear the CRTC ruled Wednesday Eastlink can’t remove Technicolor modems from its approved list. However, any Technicolor modems which Competitive Network Operators Consortium members in recent months may have removed from Eastlink’s network, under the directive of Eastlink itself, can’t be redeployed even though the modem model is still on the approved list of modems. The Commission’s decision regarding an ongoing dispute between Eastlink...