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‘Prices are declining’: Bell CEO will discuss competition and investments with new CRTC head

Bell also expects millions of homes to have access to 8-gigabit internet by year-end By Ahmad Hathout MONTREAL – Bell CEO Mirko Bibic said today that he looks forward to communicating with new CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides about competition and investments in the industry, as he turned away suggestions that broadband prices are increasing. Bibic was responding to an analyst question on its fourth quarter 2022 results conference call this morning about comments made by the regulator related to higher broadband prices and the need to reconfigure the wholesale access market to drive competition. Outgoing CRTC chair Ian Scott and...