Videotron will expand to northwestern Quebec as TPIA provider on Bell-owned cable network

Cablevision’s TPIA rates approved by the CRTC GATINEAU - A year ago today, Quebecor Media’s Videotron demanded third party internet access to Bell’s networks in the region of Abitibi, in Québec, which operates under the brand Cablevision du Nord. After a couple of rounds of regulatory back-and-forth CRTC ordered Bell to give access to Videotron and file tariffs. Yesterday, the CRTC gave final approval to Cablevision du Nord’s tariffs for its 50 Mbps and 125 Mbps, over Videotron’s objection. “The Commission approves on an interim basis the basic monthly usage charges and the monthly capacity charges per 100 Mbps tabled...