Wireless Review: CIRA poll says majority of Canadians support rules to mandate MVNOs

OTTAWA — The majority of Canadians polled recently by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) said they support new regulations that would promote greater wireless competition by forcing Canada’s largest carriers to share their infrastructure with new providers. With its full research report scheduled to be released in March, the CIRA announced a few tidbits from the report on Tuesday, as the CRTC begins its two-week-long wireless policy review hearing. One of the key questions being considered by the Commission is whether or not wholesale network access should be mandated to allow mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to enter the...