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TPIA: SSi Canada seeks fair wholesale access to Northwestel fibre and coax network

Also opposes final approval of Northwestel’s tariff application YELLOWKNIFE — Far north wireless and Internet provider SSi Canada is asking the CRTC to order Northwestel to provide third-party Internet access to its “monopoly cable television and fibre-to-the-premises facilities” and to file associated tariffs and cost studies in an accelerated timeframe. SSi Canada made the request in a Part 1 application filed with the Commission on December 7. It also asks the Regulator to expedite the proceeding, and to require Northwestel to have wholesale TPIA services tariffs in place prior to granting final approval of Northwestel’s TN 1099 tariff application to...