Quebecor says it lost significant amount of money to delay in Bell MVNO access

By Ahmad Hathout Quebecor is asking the CRTC to vary a decision related to its subsidiaries’ access to Bell’s mobile wireless network and to get the telco to reimburse it for amounts paid in excess of the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) tariff established by the CRTC. For about a year now, the company’s telecom subsidiaries, Videotron and Freedom Mobile, have been paying Bell regular roaming rates to operate as MVNOs in certain areas as Quebecor grows its business as a fourth player. Quebecor says these rates are “considerably higher” than the MVNO rates proposed by Bell and picked by...