MTS Allstream applies for forbearance in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – MTS Allstream has applied to the CRTC for local telephone forbearance in Winnipeg. MTS Allstream is the latest company to ask for residential phone service deregulation following the April 4 announcement by Canada's Industry Minister Maxime Bernier that telecommunications companies can apply for a relaxation of regulations in communities where customers can choose between at least three service providers with their own network infrastructure, one of which can be a wireless provider, and where they meet specific Quality of Service (QoS) measures for six months. Last month, Telus filed for forbearance in Vancouver and Edmonton, and Bell Aliant...