Telecom executives in Canada, including Cogeco CEO Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Perron, have expressed strong disapproval of Federal Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly\u2019s decision to uphold the CRTC\u2019s wholesale internet access rules. The decision permits major telecom companies to resell fiber optic access to internet service providers using their own and smaller players\u2019 networks. While the CRTC argues this will reduce consumer costs, some industry leaders believe it will stifle competition and investment. Perron labeled the decision as ‘damaging’ and warned of a potential ‘re-monopolization’ of the telecom industry in Canada. Both Cogeco and Eastlink have appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal to overturn the decision, with Eastlink suspending planned network upgrades in smaller communities. Rogers and Bell have also criticized the ruling, contrasting with Telus, which supports the decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Telecom executives in Canada, including Cogeco CEO Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Perron, have expressed strong disapproval of Federal Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly\u2019s decision to uphold the CRTC\u2019s wholesale internet access rules. The decision…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[414,195,5766,5803,1780],"class_list":["post-10130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-canada-startup-news","tag-canadian-economy","tag-crtc-decision","tag-internet-access","tag-telecom-industry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n