Cable / Telecom News

Telus alleging Bell not allowing its BDU systems on fibre network

By Ahmad Hathout Telus is alleging in an undue preference complaint made public Wednesday that Bell is deliberately obstructing its ability to introduce its broadcasting services over the larger telco’s last-mile fibre facilities in eastern Canada. Telus claims in the complaint that it has made “repeated requests … over the course of several months” to pave the way to include its BDU systems on Bell’s fibre facilities but was allegedly denied based on reasons that are redacted from the complaint. Telus says it wants the CRTC to force Bell to allow it to distribute its own programming services in these...