TekSavvy asks CRTC to update tariff approval processes it says are disadvantaging competitors

GATINEAU – TekSavvy is asking the CRTC to update the approval processes for competitor tariff filings, which it says are causing a widening gap between when new service speeds are offered at retail by incumbent carriers and when wholesale competitors gain access to those same speeds. “Because of the tariff application process currently in place, competitors are left to wait for Commission approval for access to new service speeds,” a Part 1 application from TekSavvy posted to the CRTC’s website last week says. “Meanwhile, incumbent carriers immediately begin offering the new speeds to their retail customers, insulated from any wholesale...