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Rogers asks CRTC for expedited wireless access to telco poles, claiming it’s being stonewalled

Bell alleges it has approached Rogers about terms and didn't hear back By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – Rogers is accusing Bell and Telus of delaying its requests to attach wireless equipment on their poles and is asking the CRTC to make an interim order granting those requests on an expedited basis. Rogers said in a Part 1 application filed earlier this month and published Wednesday that Telus had invited it to apply for attachment permits last year, but “abruptly changed its position" on the basis that the CRTC said it would be reviewing the wireless attachment framework in a decision...