Rural Digital: NDP accuses CRTC of advocating "second-class" broadband system

By Ken Kelley

CWTA chief advocates against MVNOsOTTAWA - While the topic of MVNOs dominated this year’s Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto, it also made sizable waves during the Thursday morning’s meeting of the ongoing Rural Digital Infrastructure Committee in the nation’s capital.Speaking before the committee on Thursday, Robert Ghiz, president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, issued a pointed warning about MVNOs to committee members – similar to the one he delivered in Toronto on Tuesday.“MVNOs do not invest in wireless infrastructure or spectrum. Rather, they pay wholesale rates set by the regulator to use carrier networks, and use this...