Iristel says CRTC's $750M broadband fund should reward innovation, not just "doled out to the same old players"

MARKHAM, ON – While applauding the CRTC’s decision designating broadband access as a basic telecommunications service, Iristel wants the new $750M broadband fund awarded to “companies committed to competition”.Iristel, itself a CLEC as well as the majority owner of Ice Wireless, which offers 3G/4G HSPA+ technology in Canada's North, said that the #TalkBroadband decision shows that the Commission is serious about helping to bridge Canada’s digital divide."The Digital Divide is more than geography. It's also incumbent complacency”, said Iristel president Samer Bishay, in a statement Thursday. “… It is critically important that the money – coming from customers' bills and...